Opinion
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We Are Expecting Our Children to Defend a Judaism We No Longer Teach
The Jewish Federations of North America have announced a $35 million initiative to combat Jew hatred, including the hiring of 100 additional professionals and grants to 120 local federations. The program, called Frontline, will…
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The Anti-Zionist Movement Wants Its Own Jewish Establishment
More than 100 Jews gathered in Brooklyn this week to discuss the creation of a new Jewish establishment. They weren’t interested in another protest march or demonstrations outside an Israeli consulate. They wanted something…
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The Price of Being Jewish in Montreal
There is something profoundly disturbing about having to hire a security guard for a Chanukah celebration. Or a Purim party. Or simply to attend synagogue on a Saturday morning. Yet in Montreal, we have…
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Three Years After October 7, They’re Still Cheering the Killers
Today the Prime Minister of Canada called what Hamas did on October 7th “the worst attack against Jewish people since the Holocaust,” and on the very same day CTV News ran a Canadian Press…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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It’s Time For Armed Guards At Synagogues
Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year got terrifying for nearly two dozen worshippers who had gathered for the Kol Nidre prayer at the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario. As…
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Little Orphan Annie and the Politically Orphaned Jew.
Annie is coming back to Broadway in 2027, fifty years after it first opened there, which will undoubtedly mean another generation of children singing “Tomorrow,” another round of Daddy Warbucks bald caps and probably…
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Canada, the Jews and the Myth of Permanent Acceptance
By Mayer Wochyniak Canada’s relationship with its Jews got off to a fairly simple start. Jews were not particularly welcome. Under New France, the colony was officially Catholic, and anyone who was not Catholic…