The Good Old Days For Jews in Baghdad

Mordechai Ben-Dat reviews The Scholems: A Story of the German-Jewish Bourgeoisie from Emancipation to Destruction by Jay Howard Geller. The post The Jews of pre-Nazi Germany appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.

A rabbinic dictum has it that when the Romans destroyed the Temple in 70 CE, the gift of prophecy was given to fools and children. There’s much to suggest that, despite their best intentions, contemporary demographers are either fools or children, when they try to predict the future of the Jewish people. In a recent […]

Norman Ravvin reviews My Struggle for Peace: The Diary of Moshe Sharett 1953-1956. 3 Volumes., edited and translated by Neil Caplan and Yaakov Sharett. The post Diary translation sharpens focus on forgotten Israeli PM appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.

An inside look at the Shalva Band, which is comprised of members with various disabilities. The band were recently featured at the Eurovision singing competition in Israel and their founder, Rabbi Kalman Samuels, was also feted by Bar-Ilan University. The post Canadian-Israeli feted for his work with disabled kids appeared first on The Canadian Jewish […]

A Poland-born Holocaust survivor from New Jersey invited Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to tour Auschwitz following her remarks about concentration camps. The post Survivor invites Ocasio-Cortez to tour Auschwitz with him appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.

On June 6, 17 Jewish organizations – including schools, synagogues and charitable foundations – were sent a letter carrying the Lebovic Enterprises letterhead, which asked that they return “all the moneys we have given you.” The same letter was sent to The CJN. The letter, signed by Wolf Lebovic, president of Lebovic Enterprises, asks for […]

With so many people going vegan or vegetarian, Easy, Essential Delicious Israeli Soul offers many options from the cornucopia of Israeli culinary traditions. Here are some of Barbara Silverstein's favourite recipes from the bestselling cookbook. The post Israeli soul: A cornucopia of culinary traditions appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.

If what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, then Sderot, Israel, is the anti-Vegas. What happens there inevitably find its way to the rest of Israel and, sooner or later, to our front doors, as well. Sderot is a small town that’s so close to the Gaza border that one could casually stroll over there […]

Michael Fraiman addresses the new ways the youth are being educated about the Holocaust. The post The roast of Anne Frank: a historic stab at Holocaust education appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.

A court has ruled that an Ontario town acted within the rules when it decided to keep the controversial name of a local road - Swastika Trail. The post Court rules in favour of Swastika Trail appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.