Books & Authors
Princess Alice featured in book that’s fit for a queen
Susan Minuk speaks with award-winning author Kathy Kacer about her latest book, The Brave Princess and Me.
Arts & Entertainment
Couple shares their love of daring female photographers
Prominent Toronto arts patrons Carol and David Appel have chosen the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to share their impressive collection of the works of three groundbreaking female American photographers who made viewers think about how women have been traditionally represented.
Cabaret tells story of Toronto’s first immigrant neighbourhood
Ruth Schweitzer looks at The Ward Cabaret, a musical theatre production about Toronto’s first immigrant neighbourhood, St. John’s Ward.
Pity the Jewish mother who watches this Netflix movie
Michael Fraiman reviews the Netflix show, The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch.
Taking a peek at Poland through a mezuzah
Barbara Silverstein speaks with Helena Czernek and Aleksander Prugar, the co-founders of the Warsaw-based Judaica company, Mi Polin.
Travel
Visiting London’s historic Jewish museum
In this special piece, Nancy Wigston travels to the Ben Uri Gallery & Museum in London to take in its splendid Friends and Influences exhibit, which includes works by Leon Kossoff, Frank Auerbach, Lucian Freud and R.B. Kitaj.
Jewish footprints in Basque Country
Ron Csillag explores the Jewish history of the Basque region, which straddles northern Spain and southern France.
Sports
Israeli skeleton athlete sets up shop in Calgary
Benjamin Steiner speaks with skeleton athlete Georgina Cohen, who wants to represent Israel at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Julian Edelman wears custom cleats to support baseball in Israel
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman debuted custom cleats on Sunday featuring a Star of David and the logo of the Israel Baseball Association as part of the NFL’s fourth My Cause, My Cleats’ campaign. They will be auctioned off to raise money for his cause.
Ben Rudson – Canada’s unlikely triathlete
Alex Rose profiles 24-year-old triathlon champion Ben Rudson.
Two Jewish QBs led McGill in playoff encounter
Paul Lungen speaks with Canadian Jew, McGill University quarterback, Greg Segal.
Raptors dispute BDS claims over cancelled Israel trip
Did the Canadian BDS Coalition have anything to do with the Toronto Raptors not visiting Israel following their NBA Championship? Paul Lungen uncovers the truth.
