Howie Silbiger
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Have I Given My Children a Judaism Worth Holding Onto
By Leah Rosen (a pen name) I used to think assimilation was something obvious. It was a Jewish child marrying someone who wasn’t Jewish, a family giving up the holidays, or grandchildren who no…
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Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Blocked from Canada Ahead of Côte Saint-Luc Appearance
A Palestinian organization recognized by the US government as operating as a front for terrorist groups Samidoun and The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has emerged as potentially part of Canada’s decision…
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The Montreal Vote Was No Victory
There has been a lot of discussion since Monday night’s vote at Montreal City Hall about whether the outcome should be considered a victory for Montreal’s Jewish community. The original Projet Montréal motion was…
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Montreal City Council Passes Amended Palestinian Solidarity Motion 54-6
Montreal City Council overwhelmingly adopted an amended motion expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people Monday night, following a lengthy debate that saw Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada’s Ensemble Montréal administration remove some of the most…
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The Editor Who Called My Parents, Christy McCormick Never Stopped Editing Me
I was sad to hear about the untimely death of Christy McCormick. Christy was more than just a friend. He was a mentor during my first years in journalism and, more importantly, one of…
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Federal Judge Rejects ‘It’s About Israel, Not Jews’ Defence in Israeli Flag Assault Case
A federal judge has refused to dismiss most of a civil-rights lawsuit against pro-Palestinian activist Janine Ali, who was arrested after grabbing an Israeli flag being worn around the neck of Jewish activist Kimmara…
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Let’s Start Calling it What it is…Jew Hatred
I am beginning to think we have created an impossible standard for recognizing Jew hatred. Apparently it is no longer enough to attack a synagogue while Jews are praying. It is not enough to…
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Rabbi Ronnie Cahana, Rabbi Emeritus of the Beth El, Dies at 72
Rabbi Ronnie Cahana, the longtime Montreal spiritual leader, poet and activist whose rabbinate continued even after a devastating brain-stem stroke left him largely paralyzed, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 13. He was 72. Cahana…
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Montreal Has No Business Joining the anti-Israel Propaganda War
Projet Montréal wants Montreal City Council to declare that Israel is committing genocide and apartheid and to cut the city’s institutional ties with Israel, Israeli institutions and Israeli municipalities. The motion was postponed in…
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The Nöam Fire: We May Have Gotten Ahead of Ourselves
Almost immediately after Nöam burned, the reaction across much of the Jewish community was predictable. A kosher restaurant in a heavily Jewish neighbourhood had been deliberately set on fire in the middle of the…