By Howie Silbiger There is a growing tendency to treat Jew hatred as a branding problem rather than a moral one. As if the right slogan, the right shock, the right viral…
NY Teen Arrested For Email Calling For The Murder Of Jews
By Joseph Marshall A 17 year old student at a public charter school in Queens was arrested this week after allegedly sending an email calling for the killing of Jews to hundreds…
OPINION: Concordia University Isn’t the Problem. It’s the Mirror.
By Mayer Wochyniak The National Post ran a piece this week calling Concordia University a “wretched hive of antisemitic scum and villainy.” It’s a headline built to travel, and it did. People…
OPINION: How Many Ethics Violations Does It Take to Get Re-Elected
By Howie Silbiger I ran in a school board election in 2024. I lost. I didn’t run in the same ward as Julien Feldman, so we were not direct competitors, and for…
EMSB Commissioner Julien Feldman Suspended, Ordered to Apologize
By Joseph Marshall An Ethics Commissioner has suspended English Montreal School Board Commissioner Julien Feldman for 15 days, ordered him to issue a public apology, and imposed a financial penalty after finding…
Holocaust Memory Means Nothing While Jews Are Targeted
By Howie Silbiger Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The words “Never Again” are spoken slowly and solemnly…And then the day ends, and the chants begin. This is the contradiction that defines Jewish…
When Leaders Sell Moral Authority and Jews Pay the Price
By Howie Silbiger Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney went to Davos and did something Canadian leaders rarely do in public, he told the truth about the world. Not the comforting fiction of…
Canada Is Failing Its Jews
By Howie Silbiger When reports began circulating that the United States was openly discussing asylum protections for Jews in the United Kingdom, it landed with a dull thud rather than a shocking…
Guardian reports Trump administration discussed asylum for UK Jews
By Howie Silbiger A report published this week by The Guardian has sent a jolt through Jewish communities on both sides of the Atlantic, claiming that the administration of US president Donald…
Analysis: What François Legault’s Departure Means for Quebec’s Jews
By Joseph Marshall The resignation of François Legault closes a chapter that shaped Jewish life in Quebec more than many people like to admit. His years in office were not defined by…