By Howie Silbiger Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week that Canada is failing its Jewish community, a blunt admission from a government now trying to present itself as serious about combating…
Category: opinion
A Tale of Two Goldbergs
By Howie Silbiger There were two shows called The Goldbergs. They were not connected, at least not officially. Different creators, different eras, different families, different Americas. Still, it is not hard to…
Zionism and the Comfortable Jew
By Howie Silbiger There is nothing wrong with being comfortable. Jews have had enough centuries of being chased, blamed, taxed, expelled, beaten, restricted and murdered that nobody has to apologize for wanting…
Did Anyone Tell The Jews It Was Jewish Heritage Month?
By Howie Silbiger Did Canadian Jews even know it was Jewish Heritage Month? I’m asking seriously. Not because Jews forgot, we remember everything, most of the time too much. We remember dates,…
The Gentleman’s Agreement Is Gone
By Howie Silbiger In 1947, Hollywood released Gentleman’s Agreement, a movie about a non-Jewish journalist who pretends to be Jewish so he can write about anti-Jewish prejudice from the inside. Gregory Peck…
The Benny & Fils Mess Was Never Just About Baguettes
By Howie Silbiger I don’t usually sit around thinking about stories after they are published. I write them, publish them and move on. The story of MK removing its certification from Benny…
Canada’s Jews Are Being Hunted While Ottawa Gives Speeches
By Howie Silbiger Three Jews walked out of shul on Bathurst Street and someone opened fire at them from a vehicle. Police say it was an imitation gun. Who cares? The fact…
Benny & Fils Lost Its MK. That Is Not The MK’s Fault.
By Howie Silbiger Montreal loves a good kosher fight. We do not always love kashrus, apparently, but we love the fight. Give the community one restaurant, one MK alert, one angry Instagram…
It’s Time For Jews to Stop Hiding
By Howie Silbiger There is a sickness that has worked its way into Jewish life, and it has been there for so long that too many people now mistake it for wisdom….
Leftist Political Violence: If Everything Is a False Flag Then Nothing Is Real
By Howie Silbiger The American left has a problem with political violence, and although it doesn’t encompass all aspects of the leftist philosophy, it is just prevalent enough to taint the entire…