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MONTREAL — Even a Supreme Court justice, it seems, can benefit from the wisdom of the Talmud. Marshall Rothstein, the Winnipeg native who has sat on Canada’s highest judicial bench since 2006, came to a Chabad centre in a commercial...

Federal Court justice Roger Hughes, left, Supreme Court justice Marshall Rothstein and Rabbi Berel Bell of the Montreal Beth Din take part in a symposium on intellectual property.

Former BQ MP is a Jew by choice

Richard Marceau, an 11th-generation Quebecker from a staunch Roman Catholic family and a former Bloc Québécois parliamentarian, is a Jew by choice. He converted to Judaism in 2004 after a long process, but his spiritual odyssey...

Richard Marceau, right, presents his book, A Quebec Jew, to Israeli President Shimon Peres .

Actor Baruchel credits ‘stage mom’ for success

MONTREAL — He was the scrawny kid aspiring to a boxing career in the Best Picture Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. He starred alongside Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and had the lead role in the acclaimed Canadian movie...

Actor Jay Baruchel and his sister, Taylor, right, joined their mother, Robyne, for the launch of her book, The Stage Parent Survival Guide: Second Edition.

Mémoires et Dialogue entre Juifs et Musulmans

En dépit des conflits récurrents qui révulsent le Moyen-Orient, un “dialogue fécond et constructif” entre Juifs et Musulmans n’est pas un voeu chimérique mais, au contraire, un noble...

Amine Dabchy, Coprésident de l’Association Mémoires & Dialogue, qui prône le rapprochement entre Juifs et Musulmans, et Katia Dahan, membre du Conseil d’Administration de cette nouvelle Association judéo-arabe.

Survivor, 88, raises funds for monument at massacre...

MONTREAL — Mila Sandberg Mesner of Montreal, who lost relatives, friends and neighbours that Nov. 14, 1941, was appalled when she visited her hometown for the first time in 2008 and saw that blood-soaked ground being used as a sports field...

Mila Mesner is assisted as she steps down from the monument commemorating the murdered Jews of Zaleszczyki, a mass grave previously unmarked. Her husband, Izio, is behind her.

Vice prime minister: ‘Iranian regime should be...

NEW YORK — Intelligence on Iran’s nuclear project is no longer subject to dispute in Israeli government circles, according to Moshe Ya’alon, vice prime minister of Israel and minister of strategic affairs. Instead, the focus of...

Moshe Ya'alon, now Israel's vice prime minister and former IDF chief of staff, presents an award of excellence to an Israeli naval officer. [IDF photo]


	Project recalls 1939 tragedy of MS St. Louis OTTAWA — The tragic fate of a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany was recalled Jan. 25 at the launch of the MS St. Louis...read more...
	Orthodox rabbi decries haredi extremism TORONTO — Almost 40 years after being ordained by a haredi yeshiva, a leading modern Orthodox rabbi says he is still very much in contact...read more...
	Ottawa increases sanctions on Iran Canada continues to tighten sanctions on Iran via the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA). On Jan. 31, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird...read more...
	Thousands mourn death of marrow transplant toddler MONTREAL — “Baruch Dayan Ha’emet,” (Blessed be the true Judge). Those words, recited when we receive news of a tragedy,...read more...

Project recalls 1939 tragedy of MS St. Louis OTTAWA — The tragic fate of a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany was recalled Jan. 25 at the launch of the MS St. Louis...read more...

Orthodox rabbi decries haredi extremism TORONTO — Almost 40 years after being ordained by a haredi yeshiva, a leading modern Orthodox rabbi says he is still very much in contact...read more...

Ottawa increases sanctions on Iran Canada continues to tighten sanctions on Iran via the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA). On Jan. 31, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird...read more...

Thousands mourn death of marrow transplant toddler MONTREAL — “Baruch Dayan Ha’emet,” (Blessed be the true Judge). Those words, recited when we receive news of a tragedy,...read more...

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	Canadians compete in Israeli Scrabble Open TEL AVIV — Pick a day during any month of any calendar year and no doubt you’ll come across a Scrabble tournament taking place...read more...

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Canadians compete in Israeli Scrabble Open TEL AVIV — Pick a day during any month of any calendar year and no doubt you’ll come across a Scrabble tournament taking place...read more...

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	Young adults get set to gather in Vegas In just its second year, TribeFest, “a celebration” of Jewish culture for young North American Jews, is on pace to attract a capacity...read more...
	Young Montrealers and Israelis volunteer in Ethiopia Eight young Jewish Montrealers were transported out of their comfort zones into the harsh reality of poverty and disease in rural Ethiopia last...read more...
	With Iran in mind, Babi Yar remembered as ‘evil at its worst’ NEW YORK—A United Nations Conference Room teemed with over 600 Russian Jews, most of them quite elderly and some wearing Soviet army uniforms...read more...
	Vice prime minister: ‘Iranian regime should be confronted by the West’ NEW YORK — Intelligence on Iran’s nuclear project is no longer subject to dispute in Israeli government circles, according to Moshe Ya...read more...

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Young adults get set to gather in Vegas In just its second year, TribeFest, “a celebration” of Jewish culture for young North American Jews, is on pace to attract a capacity...read more...

Young Montrealers and Israelis volunteer in Ethiopia Eight young Jewish Montrealers were transported out of their comfort zones into the harsh reality of poverty and disease in rural Ethiopia last...read more...

With Iran in mind, Babi Yar remembered as ‘evil at its worst’ NEW YORK—A United Nations Conference Room teemed with over 600 Russian Jews, most of them quite elderly and some wearing Soviet army uniforms...read more...

Vice prime minister: ‘Iranian regime should be confronted by the West’ NEW YORK — Intelligence on Iran’s nuclear project is no longer subject to dispute in Israeli government circles, according to Moshe Ya...read more...

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COPD sufferers benefit from Y’s therapeutic exercise MONTREAL — There was a time in Susan Burt...
Israël attaquera-t-il l’Iran d’Ahmadinejad? Israël commettrait une “é...
‘Il faut éviter l’État unique et arabe’ L’historien français Georges...

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	Israeli quartet gives lesson in improvised jazz Toronto’s Trane Studio was packed recently when the Ori Dakari Quartet made their way onto the stage, to play the first show of a scheduled...read more...
	Actor Baruchel credits ‘stage mom’ for success MONTREAL — He was the scrawny kid aspiring to a boxing career in the Best Picture Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. He starred alongside...read more...
	Israeli singer dedicated to keeping Ladino alive TORONTO — Israeli songstress Yasmin Levy is dedicated to keeping Ladino alive. “It’s my life mission,” she said in an...read more...
	Canadian screenwriter’s film is an Oscar contender The most glittering event in Hollywood’s crowded calendar, the annual Academy Awards ceremony, takes place on Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theater in...read more...
	Segal unveils plans for Yiddish theatre, programs MONTREAL — The future of Yiddish theatre in Montreal looks more secure with the announcement by the Segal Centre for Performing Arts last...read more...

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Israeli quartet gives lesson in improvised jazz Toronto’s Trane Studio was packed recently when the Ori Dakari Quartet made their way onto the stage, to play the first show of a scheduled...read more...

Actor Baruchel credits ‘stage mom’ for success MONTREAL — He was the scrawny kid aspiring to a boxing career in the Best Picture Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. He starred alongside...read more...

Israeli singer dedicated to keeping Ladino alive TORONTO — Israeli songstress Yasmin Levy is dedicated to keeping Ladino alive. “It’s my life mission,” she said in an...read more...

Canadian screenwriter’s film is an Oscar contender The most glittering event in Hollywood’s crowded calendar, the annual Academy Awards ceremony, takes place on Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theater in...read more...

Segal unveils plans for Yiddish theatre, programs MONTREAL — The future of Yiddish theatre in Montreal looks more secure with the announcement by the Segal Centre for Performing Arts last...read more...

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	Group decries ‘veiled threats’ against Jews HAMILTON — A lecture at McMaster University by pro-Iranian, anti-Israel speaker Zafar Bangash late last month contained “veiled threats...read more...
	Shoah studies program seeks master’s students The hope for the University of Haifa’s new Holocaust studies graduate program – the first of its kind in Israel – is that it will...read more...
	Campus play funny, yet thought provoking TORONTO — Through jokes, props, costumes and videos, Ron Jones and Larry Jay Tish, creators of a show called Black-Jew Dialogues, aim at...read more...
	Wiesenthal Center objects to McMaster speaker Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) president and CEO Avi Benlolo says he’s fed up with universities that...read more...
	For YU students, close-up looks at social issues in Israel In a year of upheaval for both the American and Israeli Jewish communities, 2011 saw Occupy Wall Street and the tent protests on Tel Aviv’s...read more...

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Group decries ‘veiled threats’ against Jews HAMILTON — A lecture at McMaster University by pro-Iranian, anti-Israel speaker Zafar Bangash late last month contained “veiled threats...read more...

Shoah studies program seeks master’s students The hope for the University of Haifa’s new Holocaust studies graduate program – the first of its kind in Israel – is that it will...read more...

Campus play funny, yet thought provoking TORONTO — Through jokes, props, costumes and videos, Ron Jones and Larry Jay Tish, creators of a show called Black-Jew Dialogues, aim at...read more...

Wiesenthal Center objects to McMaster speaker Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) president and CEO Avi Benlolo says he’s fed up with universities that...read more...

For YU students, close-up looks at social issues in Israel In a year of upheaval for both the American and Israeli Jewish communities, 2011 saw Occupy Wall Street and the tent protests on Tel Aviv’s...read more...

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	Islamic tide washes over Egypt For as long as he was Egypt’s president, Hosni Mubarak never tired of telling foreign visitors that he was a force for stability and that...read more...
	Why I stopped kvetching and learned to love FB I’m a new convert. I’m a “Facebook by choice” user. I’m going to learn Twitter next week. I’ve started a blog....read more...
	Fearing those who fear God חרדה מהחרדים ייתכן ועל מדינת ישראל לאמץ את גישת הניכר יוסי טסטסה מיוחד עבור העיתון היהודי-קנדי מתברר שנושא הדרת הנשים משטחים ציבוריים...read more...
	What we choose to make of memory Within the span of a day in New York, I paid respects at two memory sites. They commemorated two different sets of events, separated by more than...read more...
	An icon of American literature J.D. Salinger’s quasi-autobiographical novel about teenage angst and adolescent alienation, The Catcher in the Rye, is a classic of American...read more...

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Islamic tide washes over Egypt For as long as he was Egypt’s president, Hosni Mubarak never tired of telling foreign visitors that he was a force for stability and that...read more...

Why I stopped kvetching and learned to love FB I’m a new convert. I’m a “Facebook by choice” user. I’m going to learn Twitter next week. I’ve started a blog....read more...

Fearing those who fear God חרדה מהחרדים ייתכן ועל מדינת ישראל לאמץ את גישת הניכר יוסי טסטסה מיוחד עבור העיתון היהודי-קנדי מתברר שנושא הדרת הנשים משטחים ציבוריים...read more...

What we choose to make of memory Within the span of a day in New York, I paid respects at two memory sites. They commemorated two different sets of events, separated by more than...read more...

An icon of American literature J.D. Salinger’s quasi-autobiographical novel about teenage angst and adolescent alienation, The Catcher in the Rye, is a classic of American...read more...

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	Tennis Canada hires Israeli to develop players MIAMI — Tennis Canada hired top Israeli coach Oded Jacob recently to head its junior development group in British Columbia ... read more...
	Jews in Super Bowl history With less than a minute to play in the biggest football game of his life, Jewish punter Josh Miller wanted a ham sandwich. “I was... read more...
	Maccabi Canada, JCC Chai Sports to partner JCC Chai Sports and Maccabi Canada have entered a partnership that will expose young athletes to top-level competition competing under the... read more...
	Canadians earn medals at Pan Am Maccabi Games The medal count was good – four silvers and two bronze – but they tell only half the story of the recently concluded Pan American... read more...

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Tennis Canada hires Israeli to develop players

MIAMI — Tennis Canada hired top Israeli coach Oded Jacob recently to head its junior development group in British Columbia

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Jews in Super Bowl history

With less than a minute to play in the biggest football game of his life, Jewish punter Josh Miller wanted a ham sandwich.

“I was...

Maccabi Canada, JCC Chai Sports to partner

JCC Chai Sports and Maccabi Canada have entered a partnership that will expose young athletes to top-level competition competing under the...

Canadians earn medals at Pan Am Maccabi Games

The medal count was good – four silvers and two bronze – but they tell only half the story of the recently concluded Pan American...

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	Shabbat dinner and ski biking in Steamboat Springs It’s Friday night in Steamboat Springs, Colo., and I’m feeling grateful as I open the doors of the Anglican United Church, clutching a...read more...
	Winter is an enriching time in South Florida Nothing will enhance a destination of sun, sand and sea as much as a wide array of theatre, music, exhibits, films and other arts. Along with...read more...
	Chabad at Mont-Tremblant moves to new home Mont-Tremblant is known worldwide as a ski centre and après-ski hot spot, but this famous Laurentian Mountain resort is actually a popular...read more...
	The glorious architecture of Prague Even the chill and the unexpected rain that continued all day couldn’t dampen or dull the glorious architecture of Prague, now included on...read more...
	The charms of Yorkshire How you imagine England to look from movies and novels – the archetypal England – is what you can expect to see in Yorkshire. Narrow...read more...

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