2025
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The Schoolteacher With a Gun
For more than eighty years the photograph has haunted Jewish memory. A man kneels on the edge of a pit, surrounded by smirking Nazis. An SS officer raises his pistol. The shutter clicks. The…
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Star of David Sparks Brutal Attack on German Tram
A 24 year old man was assaulted on a tram in Erfurt, Germany, after an attacker noticed the Star of David necklace he was wearing. The incident took place early Friday morning on Line…
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City Hall Slams Door on Prayer Debate While Quebec Prepares the Ban
Montreal’s agglomeration council wanted nothing to do with prayer this week. They slammed the door on debate, silenced voices, and shoved an uncomfortable conversation off the table. Côte-St-Luc councillor Dida Berku, with Mayor Mitchell…
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One in Four Canadians Say Jews Deserve the Hate They Get
A new Léger poll has found that twenty eight percent of Canadians believe Jews are responsible for the prejudice they face. In Quebec it rises to thirty six percent. That is not a handful…
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Netanyahu Condemns Canada at the U.N., Pledges to “Finish the Job”
By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief This morning in New York, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant, combative address to the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly that touched on war, diplomacy, and…
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Jewish People in Crisis: Report Warns of Decline, Division, and Danger
The new report is a slap in the face. Jewish life is collapsing, Israel is bleeding people, and the world is laughing. The Annual Assessment of the Jewish People 2025 doesn’t dress it up.…
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Swastikas in Madrid: Jewish Students Branded “Rats” in Hate Mail Campaign
Two French Jewish students studying in Villaviciosa de Odón outside Madrid came home to swastikas in their mailboxes. The letters they pulled out read “Ratas judías, Palestina vencerá” [Jewish rats, Palestine will win] and…
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Our local democracy depends on you
We all know the headlines are dominated by Ottawa and Quebec City. But the truth is the most important decisions in our daily lives are made right here at the municipal level. Local government…
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The Shofar Blows, and Jews Ask: Who Will Protect Us?
Rosh Hashanah begins tonight and Jews are entering the new year with the weight of violence and hatred pressing on us. It should be a celebration of life and renewal, but there is no…
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Carney’s Hate Law Rings Hollow After Recognition of Palestinian State
Canada has rolled out the Combatting Hate Act, a sweeping proposal meant to crack down on hate propaganda, threatening symbols and intimidation around religious and cultural spaces. The government says it is about protecting…