The president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa this week to discuss rising global levels of antisemitism and anti-Zionism and to suggest ways to continue pressuring Iran on its pursuit of nuclear...
TORONTO — Wednesday night’s annual Emunah Family in Israel Dinner is thought to be the organization’s biggest one yet, according to the dinner co-chairs Edie Kalb and Sari Rosenblum.
This year, the dinner was in honour of Phil and...
Although he didn’t win, Shale Wagman gained a lot from his experience on Canada’s Got Talent.
“I got a lot of exposure and had so much fun, even though I didn’t win,” the 12-year-old ballet dancer from Vaughan, Ont.,...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pledged $400,000 to help the preserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial in Poland.
Harper made the announcement May 14 while hosting Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk during his state visit to Ottawa.
The Auschwitz-...
Israel’s new unity government could dramatically change something many Israelis care deeply: haredi exemptions from military service.
Nearly every government in recent years has needed the haredi parties to cobble together a governing...
MONTREAL — With trademark wit and eloquence, Israeli President Shimon Peres cast his special spell on Montreal’s Jewish community May 10, praising it for its “warmth and friendship” toward him and Israel but also stressing...
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