Howie Silbiger
-
Celebrate the Massacre, Then Tell Us It Isn’t Jew Hatred
SPHR McGill is advertising an October 7 rally at the Roddick Gates. The group that called the Hamas massacre and hostage taking “heroic” wants people to assemble on its anniversary, and Jews are apparently…
-
From Swastikas to BDS, Jewish Teachers Take Ontario’s Education System to Tribunal
Twelve Jewish educators in Ontario have filed human rights applications against four public school boards and two teachers’ unions, alleging that the institutions responsible for employing and representing them failed to protect them from…
-
Ottawa Draws The Line on Anti-Zionism
Ottawa is now explicitly treating anti Zionism as a form of antisemitism. In a federal progress report released September 24, Public Safety Canada states that “Antisemitism, which includes anti-Zionism, is not always obvious,” and…
-
“Long Live the Student Intifada”: McGill Students Back Hebrew University Boycott Motion
McGill University students voted overwhelmingly Monday night in favour of a motion calling on the Students’ Society of McGill University to push the university to end its exchange program with the Hebrew University of…
-
Being Jewish Doesn’t End the Immigration Check
Israel has started reading past the line on an aliyah application that says the applicant is Jewish. Two young Jews who had already been approved by the Jewish Agency have now had their applications…
-
They Thought They Would Come Back for It -The Treasure Erfurt’s Jews Never got to Claim
A new exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York is displaying several objects from a medieval Jewish treasure that was buried in the German city of Erfurt during the Black Death and remained…
-
Sunkist Fruit Gems Are Coming Back!
Call off the alarm! Sunkist Fruit Gems are coming back! Sunkist Citrus says it has been working with a new family owned candy maker to revive the little sugar covered discs that have spent…
-
Barbie: A Menorah, a Nose and 67 Years of Assimilation
Mattel has released its first official Chanukah Barbie, and almost immediately people started arguing about her nose. The doll is part of the company’s 2026 Holiday Sweater collection, with two Barbies dressed for Christmas…
-
Mazel Tov, Now Duck: Sunkist Fruit Gems Are Gone
There are certain products that somehow become part of Jewish life without anybody ever deciding that they should be. Sunkist Fruit Gems were one of them. They were at bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, aufrufs,…
-
At Least This Time Germany Is Warning the Jews
Majdanek is one of the best preserved Nazi death camps in existence. Its barracks, gas chambers and crematorium are still there, and visitors have been told that the camp is so intact it could…