Your daily spiel for Friday, April 21

Caricature of Albert Einstein FLICKR PHOTO
Caricature of Albert Einstein. FLICKR

Your Daily Spiel is The CJN’s roundup of trending stories in the Jewish world.


A king in denim on denim: The Mamann family of Toronto was out shopping while on vacation in South Beach, Miami when they stumbled upon a member Arab royalty, dressed in a Canadian tuxedo no less.

Cohen made immortal in Montreal: An 8,500-square foot mural to memorialize Leonard Cohen will go up on Montreal’s Crescent Street this fall.

Jewish far-right supporter criticizes French gov’t: A prominent Jewish police officer and Marine Le Pen supporter says he blames France’s current government for the death of a policeman. Michel Thooris posted on Facebook that the perpetrator of last night’s suspected terrorist attack had been “flagged for radicalization.”

Ivanka won’t tour book: Ivanka Trump announced she’s cancelling the book tour slated for Women Who Work. She expressed concern about the optics of using her new role as special assistant to the president to promote her book. She expressed less concerned about the optics of her new role as special assistant to her Dad.

Seeing more of Einstein: Into science? History? Want to see actor Geoffrey Rush play a 50-year-old Albert Einstein doing it with his assistant? You should probably check out the National Geographic channel’s premiere scripted show, airing April 24.