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Headlines: New Liberal MP gas lobbyistUS tariffs & trade warUS Middle East EnvoyIsrael cuts Gaza water pipelineVenezuela's free flights home from USChild captive Ahmed Manasra finally freedVoices 4 Palestine Here IIExcerpt of talk by Gabor Maté, Jewish Canadian physician and Holocaust survivor, recorded at the Jewish Council of Australia event in February at the Wheeler Centre.Full video available here.Song - Until We're All Free - Sereen (feat. over 20 artists)Lisa Briggs Interview Here IIMarion Cincotta interviews Gunditjmara woman Lisa Briggs from Ngaweeyan Maar-oo about the Aboriginal Community Controlled sector and Close The Gap Campaign.Pricks and Bones by Georgia Kartas with Lucas George Here IIPricks and Bones by Greek Australian multidisciplinary artist Georgia Kartas with Wiradjuri sound designer Lucas George. Full Album Mythamorphosis available on their bandcamp.This Is (Half) The Week That Was Here IIComrade Kevin calls in for a live (Half) The Week That Was.Vijay Prashad Interview excerpt Here IITobia interviews Vijay Prashad about geopolitics, imperialism and Australia's relationship with the US, and building a broad Left movement. Full interview here.AUKUS, Trump, and the Indo-Pacific: Vijay Prashad's recent talk in Sydney with the Communist Party of Australia is available here.Song  - Figlia d' 'a Tempesta - LA NIÑA

Dan PetrenkoHailing from Toronto, ON, Dan is a director, playwright, and producer who has worked in theatres across Canada, the United States, and London's West End. Previously, Dan served as the founding Artistic Director of Olive Branch Theatre, a professional company dedicated to creating opportunities for next-generation artists in the Greater Toronto Area. Throughout his career, Dan produced and directed a variety of critically acclaimed musicals and cabarets, including an award-winning drama based on his family's story in the Holocaust, which toured in the United States. Dan's work has been praised for its depth and artistic complexity. Born and raised in Israel to Ukrainian-Jewish parents, Dan often gravitates towards stories exploring Jewish identity and history, particularly those rooted in the Soviet era. As a playwright, he is currently developing multiple projects for the stage that he looks forward to sharing with an audience soon. Dan is a graduate of the University of Toronto, holding an MA in Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies and an Honours BA in Theatre and International Relations. Since joining Winnipeg Jewish Theatre in 2022, Dan has co-created and directed Pain to Power: A Kanye West Music Protest and helmed the Canadian premiere of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor's Address Unknown. In 2025, Dan will direct the first Canadian production of The Band's Visit.Seth ZoskySeth is a Jewish-Canadian, multidisciplinary artist hailing from Toronto. He is a singer, actor, Juno-nominated songwriter and musician with over a decade of performance experience. Seth is a graduate of Sheridan's Music Theatre Performance degree. He is also part of CZN; a Pop/RnB/Rap trio singing group. They were chosen by Simon Cowell as the winners of Canadian Family's Got Talent and have also appeared on America's Got Talent. Theatre Credits Include: Jack in the Canadian premiere of Titanique (Mirvish Productions/Segal Centre); Fiddler on the Roof, Peter Pan (Drayton Entertainment); The Last Five Years (Blue Bridge Theatre); One Hit Wonders (Stage West); Blocked (TheatreWorksUSA); The Last Five Years, A Night on Jewish Broadway (Olive Branch); American Idiot (Stephenville Theatre Festival).Tracey Erin SmithTracey is an internationally recognized transformational leader and creator. She is the founder and driver of SOULO Theatre, originating in Toronto, with workshops in New York City, Tel Aviv, San Francisco, Vancouver and the UK. A proud Canadian, Tracey is an award-winning teacher, solo performer, theatre director and thought leader employing personal stories for global transformation.​Tracey's work had been seen Off-Broadway and on several stages the world over where she has been awarded Best of the Fringe (Toronto and NYC), Broadway World Award (NYC), and the Audience Choice Award (NYC). She is the host and creator of the critically acclaimed documentary series DRAG HEALS (Amazon Prime, Apple TV). Tracey is excited for the release of her first book, Flying SOULO in the fall of 2024. .Pain To Power: A Kanye West Musical ProtestWhat do you do when your hero breaks your heart?CJ Capital and Seth Zosky saw Kanye West as one of their biggest musical inspirations. Now that their hero has turned against their communities, the two of them question whether it is really possible to separate the art from the artist. Featuring Hip Hop chart-toppers such as “Heartless”, “Four-Five Seconds”, “Power”, “Ultralight Beam”, “American Boy”, and “Runaway”, interweaved with Seth's and CJ's stories of family, faith, and friendship, this will be a theatrical experience you don't want to miss!

For the last two months, listeners around the world have been hearing a deeply reported true-crime podcast investigation – the first of its kind – into the notorious Canadian case of a mild-mannered Ottawa sociology professor, Hassan Diab, who France recently convicted of being the terrorist who blew up Paris' historic Copernic Street synagogue in 1980. Although Diab has no intention of serving out that life sentence in a French prison for the murders of four victims, and the wounding of many others: the professor from Carleton University claims he is innocent, was nowhere near Paris, was never mixed up in terrorism and is the wrong man. And, despite already spending nearly 27 years under suspicion, including some locked behind bars or on tight bail conditions, Diab's fight to prove he's a scapegoat has now received some renewed support. The Canadaland _news platform has published a six-part series called “The Copernic Affair”. It raises serious questions into how French officials prosecuted the case, using incomplete or inadmissible evidence, a weak Canadian extradition system, and by France's historic need to bring someone, anyone, to justice for a terrorist attack that's deeply etched into their national memory. Diab's many supporters, including some Jewish Canadian leaders, regret how the man's life has been ruined, facing calls for him to be fired at work, and ongoing death threats to his family in Ottawa. On today's episode of _The CJN Daily, Ellin is joined by the two journalists behind the unique investigative series: Alex Atack is a senior audio producer, often for The Guardian, and Dana Ballout, an Emmy-award winning documentary producer, with bylines on This American Life, National Geographic/ Disney+, The Wall Street Journal and Al-Jazeera. To read a transcript of the episode, go to our website: https://thecjn.ca/podcasts/hassan-diab/ What we talked about: Read some of The CJN's coverage of the Hassan Diab saga, and hear The CJN Daily's interview on the Copernic bombing with Israel's Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed . Hear the Canadaland investigation podcast series The Copernic Affair. Read the Canadian government's own scathing report on Canada's extradition of Diab to France in 2018. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (senior producer), Joseph Fish (chase producer), Michael Fraiman (executive producer) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

Karina Gould says she is a Zionist; she is raising her kids to know the Jewish traditions, and she is fiercely proud of her Jewish heritage, including the legacy of her grandparents who survived the Holocaust. With just under a month to go before the federal Liberals choose a new leader on Mar. 9, Gould—the only candidate of Jewish heritage—announced she had cleared her party's $225,000 fundraising hurdle before the deadline last Friday. But she will have to come up with an additional $125,000 by Feb. 17 to remain in race. Gould is campaigning against front-runner Mark Carney, formerly governor of the Bank of Canada; former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland; and also former Liberal MPs Ruby Dhalla and Frank Baylis. Gould was first elected in Burlington as part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's majority sweep in 2015. At 29, she became the youngest female cabinet minister in Canadian history when Trudeau appointed her minister for democratic institutions in 2017. But after nine years in office, Gould says Canadian voters have lost faith in the Liberal party. She also recognizes that traditional support from Jewish Canadian voters has all but evaporated because of her government's recent wavering stance on Israel and the spike in domestic antisemitism. On today's episode of The CJN Daily, Gould joins host Ellin Bessner to explain how her Jewish identity shaped her and outline her policies on Israel and Jewish issues: why she would continue funding UNRWA, for now; how she wants to see all hostages released unconditionally; how she'd handle the arms embargo on Israel, and why Trump's plan to rebuild Gaza is a hard "No". Related links Read a 2021 profile of Karina Gould when she was Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, in The CJN. Learn more about Karine Gould at her campaign website. Read what CJN political columnist says about the main candidates in the Liberal leadership race, in The CJN. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (producer), Michael Fraiman (executive producer) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

Heralded as an 'incredible joke writer' by Mae Martin, Jewish Canadian comedian Zoe Brownstone is one of London's fastest rising circuit comics. This is her origin story. Zoe also talks about her 2024 Edinburgh show, 'Zoe Brownstone: A Bite of Yours'. Presented by Martin Walker. Zoe's Profile and Social Media HERE www.onthemic.co.uk

Over the past few months attacks that hit Jewish schools, community centres and synagogues have shaken Canada's Jewish community.For some Jewish-Canadian parents, there is now a question of whether it's safe to send their children to Jewish schools.“Right now, it's a bit fraught to be very Jewish out in the broader world,” says Kim Werker, a Jewish-Canadian mother with a 13-year-old son. We speak to Werker and another Jewish-Canadian mother about these concerns, how they've been coping and how challenging it has been to talk to their children about the war in Gaza and antisemitism in Canada.Help us make Front Burner even better by filling out this audience survey.

Emma is a Canadian Jewish student at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Eric Kam is Emma's professor. Also a Jewish Canadian. Emma wrote an email to Dr. Kam thanking him for empowering her to be proud of her Jewish reality and presence at TMU, even though fearful antisemitism is present at the campus. Guests: Emma          Dr Eric Kam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast:   Debating the path to carbon pricing. https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/charlebois-debating-the-path-to-carbon-pricing Op ed by Dalhousie University professor and director of its Agri foods laboratory Sylvain Charlebois. Professor Charlebois posts on X academics who aren't fully vested or have full professorships may be committing career suicide by writing an op ed like this. "Intellectual freedom exists on campus, as long as you 'fit in.'"  Guest: Professor Syvain Charlebois. Dalhousie University director of its Agri foods laboratory.   Emma is a Canadian Jewish student at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Eric Kam is Emma's professor. Also a Jewish Canadian. Emma wrote an email to Dr. Kam thanking him for empowering her to be proud of her Jewish reality and presence at TMU, even though fearful antisemitism is present at the campus. Guests: Emma         Dr Eric Kam Apr 7: Tony Boulet on the legacy of son, Humbolt Broncos player Logan Boulet. Today is national Green Shirt Day. In honour of the Logan Boulet Effect, in support of organ donation awareness across Canada. Logan was an 18 year old defenceman on the Humboldt Broncos hockey team which 6 years ago yesterday was decimated in the horrendous crash with an 18 wheel semi truck. Of the 29 passengers 16 lost their lives and the other 13 will live with the scars of that day for the remainder of their lives.  Six years ago today Logan Boulet died. He had signed his organ donor card and because of Logan's generosity six people lived on with Logan's organs. Guest: Toby Boulet. Logan's father, joining us from the Logan Boulet Arena in Lethbridge, Alberta --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I was joined by Canadian Journalist & Author Jeremy Appel (@JeremyAppel1025 on Twitter) for this episode. He discusses his Zionist upbringing and how ”blind support for Israel was instilled” in him from a very young age…. and how he came to question the narrative he grew up with. We also chat about the endless examples in the current political climate, of deliberate distortion, disinformation and inversion both by the media and Israel lobbying groups, the suppression of left leaning, pro-Palestinian Jewish voices, and the targeting of racialized journalists who question the narrative. We also discuss the recent bizarre meltdowns of one of Canada's (supposedly) leading media critics; Jesse Brown of Canadaland. It's a fascinating case study in how someone who otherwise looks at the media with a critical eye, has decided to double and triple down on standard Zionist talking points, no matter how blatantly dishonest the framing may be. If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via Patreon.com/nicemangos Links: Find Jeremy's book here: https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781459752658-kenneyism Find him on Blue Sky here: @Jeremyappel.bsky.social —— Israeli UN Delegates wearing yellow stars https://www.reuters.com/world/israels-un-delegates-criticised-wearing-yellow-stars-symbol-pride-2023-10-31/ CIJA (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) accusing Canada's Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia of sharing a tweet that featured antisemitic tropes - when the shared tweet and quoted piece were both written by Jewish people https://x.com/cijainfo/status/1741468714719990232?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw Standing ovation for a Ukrainian who fought with the Nazis sparks anger and an apology in Canada https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/canada-speaker-apologizes-ukraine-nazi-veteran-honored-rcna117125 Frum being on the left of the IDW/Harris https://x.com/nicemangos/status/1329771768291188736?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw https://x.com/nicemangos/status/1475486739372388358?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw Statement from Canadaland Union https://x.com/canadalandunion/status/1735381342550921360?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw Jesse Brown hit piece on Shree Paradkar https://x.com/jeremyappel1025/status/1735003932521550224?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw https://x.com/jessebrown/status/1734985834271588702?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw Jesse Brown accuses Omar Sachedina of putting Jewish Canadian lives in danger because he correctly called a rally in support of Israel a pro-war rally https://x.com/jessebrown/status/1732555874567078019?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw Jesse Brown frames protest and vandalism at major national bookstore chain, who's CEO created a foundation to provide scholarships for non-Israeli citizens who serve in the IDF as, “Jewish-owned bookstore vandalized” https://x.com/jessebrown/status/1723035954796023863?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw CTV told journalists not to use the word “Palestine” and suppressed stories critical of Israel https://x.com/thebreachmedia/status/1727445643696787573?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Dr. Roberta Lexier joins Stephen Magusiak to discuss her recent OpEd in Medicine Hat News, where, as a Jewish Canadian, she strongly condemned the violence and oppression happening to Palestinians in Gaza.In this episode we explore the narratives that dominate mainstream media and politics in Canada.Support the Show.

Charles and Senator Paula Simons dive into how propaganda is occurring again and how the youth view democracy in North America. They discuss the sensitive issue of unsealing information on the Holocaust file, with Simons sharing her personal connection to the topic and the insult caused by a recent incident in Canada. Senator Simons also discusses complexities of naming individuals mentioned in a commission report, including those who were not Nazis but were affected by the war effort, and how Ukrainian Canadian and Jewish Canadian communities must have nuanced conversations about WWII history, acknowledging shades of gray in the conflict. Senator Simons also questioned the difficulty of accessing government archival records, particularly those related to the Holocaust, due to their physical nature and lack of digitization, and acknowledges the complexity of government decision-making and the need for transparency in releasing historical records, while also expressing frustration with the slow pace of progress in this area. Finally, a wonderful glimpse into the inner workings of passing laws when Senator Paula Simons discusses the challenges of passing legislation in a timely manner.

Artur Wilczynski has choice words to describe what happened in the Canadian House of Commons on Sept. 22, when lawmakers gave two standing ovations to a 98-year-old former Ukrainian solider who served with a Nazi unit during the Second World War. Wilczynski, a former diplomat and senior civil servant in Ottawa—and the grandson of a Holocaust survivor—calls the scandal an “absolute public relations disaster for Canada.” Wilczynski was stunned as he watched the incident unfold during Friday's official ceremony in the House to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Canada. After the leader of the war-torn country made his formal speech, the Speaker of the House, Anthony Rota, recognized the presence of Yaroslav Hunka in the public gallery. Rota called Hunka, who lives in Rota's riding of North Bay, a Canadian hero—but it soon was discovered that, in fact, he had actually fought for the Nazis and against the Russians, as part of a notorious Waffen-SS unit known for massacring Jews during the Holocaust and committing atrocities against Polish civilians. The Speaker has since announced his resignation, effective Wednesday night. But observers, including Wilczynski, say the damage will have long-lasting repercussions on Canada, NATO and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Wilczynski joins The CJN Daily to unpack how such a failure in protocol could have happened—and what Canada needs to do to fix things. What we talked about Read CJN editor Lila Sarick's interviews with Jewish Canadian leaders about Speaker Anthony Rota resigning, in The CJN Why the Canadian government's poor record of prosecuting Nazi war criminals is considered a failure by Jewish groups, in The CJN (from 2017) Why this Nazi hunter called Helmut Oberlander's peaceful death in his Waterloo, Ont., home in 2021 a disgrace, on The CJN Daily What we talked about Read Lila Sarick's interviews with Jewish Canadian leaders about House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota resigning over the Ukrainian former Nazi SS war criminal he personally invited as his guest to Parliament last week, in The CJN. Why the Canadian government's poor record of prosecuting Nazi war criminals is considered a failure by Jewish groups, in The CJN. Why this Nazi hunter called the death of Helmut Oberlander in his Waterloo, Ont. home in 2021 a disgrace, on The CJN Daily. Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our intern is Ashok Lamichhane, and our theme music by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To subscribe to this podcast, please watch this video. Donate to The CJN and receive a charitable tax receipt by clicking here. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Next week, on Sept. 12, Israel's High Court is set to hear appeals of a key plank in the judicial reform plan of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. The core issue is a law, passed by the Knesset in July, that curbs the court's use of what's called the “reasonableness” doctrine—a doctrine that allows judges to review controversial government decisions and political appointments. The opposition says that new law gives politicians too much power, while supporters say the unelected judges use the reasonableness doctrine too often to defy the will of elected officials. The Knesset took a break for the summer, and won't reconvene until after the High Holidays, on Oct. 15. But that doesn't mean the protests and political turmoil have gone away. And while the chaos unfolds in the Holy Land, Canadian Jewish leaders are figuring out how to navigate the crisis domestically and abroad. On today's The CJN Daily, host Ellin Bessner returns to bring you her conversations with CIJA's Shimon Koffler Fogel; Miriam Pearlman, the past president of the Canadian Reform movement's ARZA organization; and Michael Kerzner, Ontario's Solicitor General, who is urging Jewish schools and synagogues to apply for security funding before Sept. 12. What we talked about Nine months ago, in December 2022, The CJN Daily spoke to Canadian Jewish leaders about Netanyahu's re-election. Listen to that episode here. Hear what Jewish Canadian rabbis and progressive Jewish groups predict will happen in Israel this fall, from The CJN Daily on Aug. 29, 2023. Apply here for funding from the Ontario government's anti-hate security and prevention grant by Sept. 12 at 11:59 p.m. E.D.T. Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer.Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To subscribe to this podcast, please watch this video. Donate to The CJN and receive a charitable tax receipt by clicking here.

This week, Kate talks about lumber camps. There's thousands of lumber camp stories - this is one of them. Plus, Paul talks about Jewish-Canadian boxer Sammy Luftspring. A shy, slight young man who overcame discrimination - and perhaps even used it as a springboard to success - and became one of Canada's best boxers in the mid 1900's. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at timewarp@canoefm.com

Olena, a Ukrainian Canadian living in Vancouver shares her experience of fleeing war in Ukraine and helping other Ukrainian refugees once back in Canada • Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: An interview with historian Jars Balan about Rhea Clyman, a Jewish Canadian journalist who reported truthfully about Holodomor in Ukraine (Part 1 of 2) • Ukrainian Proverb of the Week • Other items of interest • Great Ukrainian Music!Join me - Pawlina - for the Vancouver edition of Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio—every Saturday at 6pm PST on AM1320 CHMB and streaming at www.am1320.com.Tune in to the Nanaimo edition on Wednesdays from 12-1pm on air at 101.7FM or streaming online at CHLY Radio Malaspina with host Oksana Poberezhnyk.For podcast feed, transcipts, and links to reputable Ukrainian charities visit our website here. Support the show on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Sept. 13, 2022, at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands, an early Remembrance Day memorial service was held to honour the more than 1,000 Canadian soldiers buried there. They fell in battle in the spring of 1945, shortly before the Second World War ended, liberating the area from Nazi occupation. Elliott and Jonathan Shiff were the only Jews on the trip. They were commemorating their great-uncle, Sgt. Harry Bockner, a former fur salesman from Toronto who was killed when his light anti-aircraft gun crew came under attack during a manoeuvre codenamed "Operation Cannonshot". More than 500 Canadians became casualties during that operation, including Bockner, a stocky redheaded sergeant who had already survived nearly 18 months on the front lines of Italy. The Shiff brothers join The CJN Daily today to discuss their great-uncle's life and legacy, how they felt accepting an invitation to join a group of veterans' children visiting the battlefields of Holland, and why they brought some earth all the way from Jerusalem and Toronto to place on his grave. What we talked about: Watch this short clip about the Canadian Army in Operation Cannonshot from April 1945 Read about Ontario making Holocaust education mandatory in public schools in The CJN Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To learn how to support the show by subscribing to this podcast, please watch this video.

This weekend, after spending 15 years as an arts writer for The Globe and Mail, Marsha Lederman is debuting her new opinion column for the paper. The shift comes just a few months after the debut of her book, Kiss the Red Stairs, which chronicled her parents' experiences in the Holocaust and how intergenerational trauma has affected her life. Those themes have led to her having a strong reaction to Holocaust denial and antisemitism today. And while she won't reveal what she plans to write about in the paper, she knows readers will be anticipating her perspective as a Jewish Canadian with opinions about difficult subjects—including the conflict in the Middle East. Lederman, who recently contributed to The CJN Magazine, joins Ellin for an in-depth discussion about her lengthy career, how her book is educating people about the Holocaust and what her aspirations are for her new national platform. What we talked about: Visit her website at marshalederman.ca Read Lederman's piece in The CJN Magazine Subscribe the The CJN Circle Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Production assistance by Gabrielle Nadler and YuZhu Mou. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To learn how to support the show by subscribing to this podcast, please watch this video.

Ambassador Grossman and host Stephanie dive into an authentic conversation on parenting, careers, and life as an Ambassador. She shares what it's really like as a Jewish Canadian woman representing Canada in the UAE. They cover topics from learning a second language, burnout,  changing jobs, what milestone Ambassador Grossman is most proud of, the impact of COVID, what her partner did for her career, life as a woman in the UAE, and her role in the middle east peace process, and more. In one of the most fascinating WOMENdontDOthat interviews yet, Ambassador Grossman inspires (full body chills) and challenges listeners (and the host). You don't want to miss this episode, so dive in and get inspired today! More about Ambassador Grossman: Marcy Grossman was appointed Ambassador of Canada to the United Arab Emirates in October 2019 with a three-year mandate that wraps up this year. Prior to her arrival in Abu Dhabi, she held other roles within the UAE, and was notably responsible for the creation of Canada's foreign direct investment agency, Invest in Canada.Prior to assuming her roles in the United Arab Emirates, she served across the United States. During her tenure in the U.S. she was responsible for representing a wide range of Canada's business, political, academic, consular, immigration and public safety interests. She also closed several large-scale foreign investment deals in cities across Canada.Before joining Canada's Foreign Service, Marcy held management positions in numerous Federal government departments. And She began her career in the criminal justice system. Find Ambassador Grossman:LinkedInTwitterInstagramPodcast recommendation: WOMENdontDOthat When Women Win Super Soul SundayBook recommendation:Surrounded by idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life) by Thomas Erikson How to find WOMENdontDOthat:PatreonInstagramTwitterBlogPodcastNewsletterWebsiteInterested in sponsorship? Contact us at hello@womendontdothat.com Produced by: Stephanie Mitton

The debut NHL season for the Seattle Kraken has not been kind. They've won just four games so far, losing 10 and tying one. They rank last in their division, and have slunk near the bottom of the entire league. One of the few bright moments, however, came at the expense of the Montreal Canadiens—the Kraken beat the Habs 5-1 in their first-ever franchise victory. It was a bittersweet moment for Mitch Garber, who watched the historic game from the owners' box in Seattle. Garber—a lawyer, businessman, investor and respected philanthropist in his native Montreal—is a minority owner of the upstart hockey squad, and now finds himself making monthly trips to the West Coast to support his new team. Garber joins to discuss his involvement with the Kraken, the connection between Judaism and hockey, and how he torn feels when his new Kraken kids face off against his beloved Canadiens. What we talked about: Visit Mitch Garber's website at mitchgarberinvestments.com Read "This graffiti was found outside the Elgin Street courthouse in Ottawa" at thecjn.ca To hear the full interview, subscribe to Menschwarmers at thecjn.ca/menschwarmers Credits The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Victoria Redden is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network; find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca.

Like a lot of legacy publications, The Canadian Jewish News has had its ups and downs in the new digital reality, even facing closure at one point. But the pandemic has spurred a digital-first rebirth of the publication that includes a revamped podcast network focused on telling uniquely Jewish Canadian stories.On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we welcome Michael Fraiman, Executive Director of the CJN Podcast Network, and journalist and author Ellin Bessner, the host of The CJN Daily, to talk about the relaunch, its challenges, and the advantages of being niche media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Find Shira Spector online: insta - https://www.instagram.com/shiraspec/?hl=en twitter - https://twitter.com/shiraspec?lang=en Find Fantagraphics online: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fantagraphics/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/fantagraphics Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fantagraphics/ Shira Spector is a Jewish Canadian lesbian cartoonist whose work has been widely anthologized and exhibited in the Toronto area, where she resides. She has a BFA in Fibres (with Distinction) from Concordia University in Montreal. Her debut graphic memoir, Red Rock Baby Candy, paints a vivid portrait of the most eventful 10 years of her life, encompassing her tenacious struggle to get pregnant, the emotional turmoil of her father's cancer diagnosis and eventual death, and her recollections of past relationships with her parents and her partner. === We are thrilled to launch the Autoptic 2021 Digital Festival. Starting Monday, August 23rd, and in partnership with Gutter Boys and Thick Lines, we are releasing a great series of recorded conversations and readings with a roster of fantastic artists, cartoonists, and educators. Check out our full schedule here: Monday, August 23rd - Jaime Hernandez - Blue Delliquanti - Pascal Girard Wednesday, August 25th - Weng Pixin - Trung Le Nguyen - Joshua W. Cotter Friday, August 27th - Keiler Roberts - Leomi Sadler - Shira Spector Head over to our Autoptic 2021 Digital Festival Page page to get bios and links for each of these artists: https://www.autoptic.org/2021-digital-festival/ We'll be releasing all of the Autoptic 2021 Digital Festival content in both audio and video formats via our podcast feed and YouTube channel respectively: Podcast Feed: https://anchor.fm/autoptic-2021 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8t6eDi8f6b86CH1Are1MaA Subscribe to either of our feeds today so that you can listen in on all of these incredible makers discussing their work and process. Also, make sure you subscribe to our partners Gutter Boys and Thick Lines for great comics content all year long!

Farah Ramzan Golant is CEO of kyu EMEA: A collective of creative companies that Farah (rhymes with Sarah) leads in a rare and vigorous role to evaluate creative partnerships, incite ideas, ignite and activate collaborations and identify which "epic" projects and campaigns to help green-light. She says of her role, "I am inspired to imagine a future in which the global creative industries collaborate in new and unconventional ways to address the world's most complex challenges." "SIGNIFICANCE over SUCCESS" Over the course of the 90 minute Zoom (this podcast is edited for highlights) we discussed what makes her tick, what makes her excited and the challenges at hand, that she invites. Having been employed by the best international advertising agencies, she is now helping to run this collective from her remote home office in England, where she enjoys doubles tennis with her husband and two kids while home from college. And yes, there's the Wimbledon games and London is enjoying some warm sunny weather. And Farah is enjoying her very British cup of tea.  Born in Nairobi, Africa to Muslim parents, she married a Jewish Canadian, and Farah has also worked all over the world, rich and poor countries. She has a unique POV. Having studied languages in college, Farah speaks multiple languages, and has a very open view of the world. She has helped to make positive change for impoverished girls and young women with Nike's advocacy organization, Girl Effect, and continues to support women's initiatives in arts, culture and philanthropy.  I am the host and producer and I am thrilled, honored and delighted to share this episode of PASSION TO POWER. My own background includes work as a creative director-choreographer-producer and currently I manage people and projects for More Zap Productions & Management http://www.morezap.com from my remote home office in the Los Angeles area. Instagram: @morezap1 -Michelle Zeitlin, the Hollywood iNsider with a little 'i.' If you are interested in more information on this podcast, or to pitch a guest for a future episode, please reach out by email to morezap@gmail.com and/or visit http://www.passion-power.com to learn about our coaching sessions for individuals and groups, customized workshops and events. This podcast is one spoke in a broad creative wheel of services including speaking keynotes, online courses and in-person "creative confidence" workshops for corporate clients, teams and individuals on their Yellow Brick Road to Success.  For more on Farah Ramzan Golant, visit LinkedIn or the kyu website: https://kyu.com/about/farah-ramzan-golant

In early May conflict flared up in the middle east between Hamas and Israel. This led to multiplied thousands of rockets being fired and a conflict lasting more than a week leaving more than 200 people dead in Israel and the occupied territories. Most casualties were in the coastal region of the Gaza Strip where Hamas was firing heavily from. A truce was mediated by Egypt emphasizing to both parties the importance of protecting innocent civilians. This year's violence is a part of an ongoing conflict that has now lasted more than 70 years - for most Jewish Israelis and Palestinians it is all they have ever known. Here in Canada, in spite of concerns surrounding possible spread of COVID-19 protests occurred in various locations across the nation in support of Hamas. Many in the Jewish-Canadian community made statements regarding Israel's right to defend themselves from Hamas attacks and also called for peace. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will provide $25 million to Palestinian civilians affected by the recent conflict. With 10 million going towards urgent assistance for affected civilians, 10 million going to rebuilding efforts and 5 million to peace-building initiatives between Palestinians and Israelis. The loss of human life has been nothing short of devastating and many in Israel - Jewish, Israeli and Arab citizens alike are driving for peace holding solidarity rallies in regions where they have lived together peacefully for decades. Here with me from just outside of Jerusalem to give his perspective on the recent events, insight on the history that has led to this point and possible solutions for lasting peace is Calev Myers. Calev is an accomplished Israeli attorney, civil rights advocate and founder of ARISE – Alliance to Reinforce Israel's Security and Economy. Thanks for joining us.______________________________________Faytene.tv is a listener supported program. To help us produce more interviews on important topics for our nation please click here to donate: https://www.faytene.tv/donate​​​​​​​ALSO FIND US AT:Free App: https://apple.co/3rgzcfC​​​​YouTube: https://bit.ly/3d7XyTz​​​​Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/faytenetvRumble (New): https://rumble.com/user/faytenetvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/faytene/​Twitter: https://twitter.com/faytene​​​​​​​​Main Site: https://www.faytene.tv/

I’ll jump on any opportunity to bring a fellow Jewish Canadian who shares my love of startups and tech on as a podcast guest. So after sliding into Shopify president Harley Finkelstein’s Twitter DMs and a couple calls later, I got to do just that. Harley’s hustle, spirit and overall success story perfectly embody Shopify’s mission. At only 35 years old, Harley is leading a company that has collectively driven more than $40 billion worth of sales and holds the title of “second largest check-out in America'' after Amazon. But Harley doesn’t want Shopfiy to just be an e-commerce/retail company; he wants it to be the go-to place for entrepreneurs. I hope after listening to this episode you’ll also understand Shopify and why I love it so much. In this episode, Harley and I chat about Shopify’s journey and success, his career path, law school, turning passion projects into the next big thing, scalability, the evolution of e-commerce and retail, entrepreneurship and more.  Guest - Harley Finkelstein, President at Shopify  howardlindzon.com, shopify.com  Twitter: @howardlindzon, @harleyf, @knutjensen  linkedin.com/in/harleyf  #fintech #invest #investment #venturecapital #stockmarket #finance 

In this video, Jennifer talks about how she used oral histories to refute the dominant historiographical notion that Jews did not participate in homefront war activities. In fact, Jewish women's participation in home front activities carried a much different meaning and weight than it did for other women due to their Jewishness. In our conversation, she showed quotes from her oral history participants and paired them with photographs with little information attached, to demonstrate how the histories of Jewish women's experiences during the war can be lost without speaking to the women themselves. Buy “Making the Best of It” here: https://www.ubcpress.ca/making-the-best-of-it Connect with Jen on Twitter: More about Jen: Jennifer Shaw is a PhD candidate in the Department of Women's Studies and Feminist Research at the University of Western Ontario. Her dissertation focuses on the lives and experiences of Jewish women and girls on the Canadian home front during World War II, and how their activities affected the wider Jewish community. In addition to her studies, she is a mom to four active kids, and works as a research assistant both in Western's medical school and for a University of Toronto professor. She sleeps when she can find the time. Learn more about me at https://www.SamanthaCutrara.com/ Order Transforming the Canadian History Classroom: Imagining a New 'We': https://www.amazon.com/Transforming-Canadian-History-Classroom-Imagining/dp/0774862831 https://www.ubcpress.ca/transforming-the-canadian-history-classroom #MeaningfulLearning #RememberanceDay #ChallengeCdnHist

Dr. Andrea Eidinger talks about "A Treasure for my Daughter" cook book from 1950 and how it helps us understand the ways a Jewish Canadian identity was crafted through food and tradition in the era of post-WW2 domesticity. Through this discussion, we are able to model how historians read primary sources to expand their analysis of the past. Check out "A Treasure for my Daughter" here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12p4Z-jKhZ-DRzlM6ogtvdk0nkSefe6su/view?usp=sharing Also check out: https://www.unwrittenhistories.com/gender-roles-not-jell-o-rolls-deconstructing-radio-ads-and-canadian-domesticity/ Follow Dr. Eidinger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndreaEidinger Follow Dr. Cutrara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSCutrara Bio: Andrea Eidinger is a historian of gender and ethnicity currently living and working in Montreal. Her research concentrates on the lived experiences of ordinary Jewish women living in Montreal between 1945 and 1980. Her work has previously been published in Histoire Sociale/Social History and in the edited collection, Edible Histories, Cultural Politics: Towards a Canadian Food History. Her article in the latter collection, entitled “Gefilte Fish and Roast Duck with Orange Slices: A Treasure for my Daughter and the Creation of a Jewish Cultural Orthodoxy in Postwar Montreal” was awarded the 2013 honourable mention for the English-Language Hilda Neatby Prize for the best article in Canadian women's and gender history. She was also the 2019 winner of the Marion Dewar Prize for her contributions to the field of the history of women in Canada. She is currently revising her manuscript, Becoming Ourselves: Jewish Women in Montreal, 1945-1980, which is under contract at UBC Press. Learn more about me at https://www.SamanthaCutrara.com/ Pre-order Transforming the Canadian History Classroom: Imagining a New 'We'!https://www.ubcpress.ca/transforming-... https://www.adifferentbooklist.com/?q...[eisbn]=5749O_534SxaPMKQerC7jw https://www.amazon.ca/Transforming-Ca... #MeaningfulLearning #1950s #ChallengeCdnHist

Jeff interviews Avie Esakov, a Jewish Canadian tour operator from International Heritage Tours about his recent trip to Israel. Avie shares about conditions in Israel and the outlook for tourism in the days ahead. He also comments on two recent archaeological discoveries in Israel as well.Support the show (http://www.firstcenturyfoundations.com/donate/)

Drake Before They Were Famous, Aubrey Drake Graham on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Canada. father, Dennis Graham a catholic from Memphis Tennessee, was a drummer for legendary rock star Jerry Lee Lewis, and his mother, Sandi Graham a Jewish Canadian school teacher, also hails from a "very musical" family.

The launch of award-winning fiction writer Joseph Kertes’ Last Impressions, a deeply moving yet comic novel that revels in the energy of its extraordinary characters. At the centre is Zoltan Beck, an aging Jewish-Canadian patriarch who has done his best to hide the trauma of his refugee past from his beloved children. Set in both mid-20th century Hungary and contemporary Toronto, Last Impressions is a story of lost love and newfound connections, of a father and his sons desperately reaching out to bridge an ever-widening gap... even as their time together ebbs away. In conversation with award-winning writer and humourist Terry Fallis, author of The Best Laid Plans, The High Road, and Albatross. https://kofflerarts.org/Events/Books-Ideas/Joseph-Kertes-Terry-Fallis

Rhea Clyman is a journalist who reached international acclaim for her coverage of the Soviet Union, including the 1932-33 man-made Ukrainian famine known as the Holodomor, and the rise of Nazi Germany. During his research on the Holodomor, Jars Balan, a scholar of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta, stumbled onto Rhea Clyman’s reports.He was instantly intrigued by her story and began to research her life and work.He has since spoken about Rhea Clyman extensively, and is currently working her biography.In Part 1 he describes her childhood, her career and her courageous forays as a western journalist reporting behind the Iron Curtain. In part 2 we will learn of her next brush with danger reporting in Nazi Germany.Full transcript for Part 1 here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Rabbi Tzvi and his special guest Ellin Bessner, author of Double Threat, as they discuss Jewish Canadian soldiers and the antisemitism they faced in WWII.

Believe it or not, the origin of Seth Rogen’s incredible acting, writing, and producing career traces all the way back to Bar Mitzvah class in Vancouver. That’s where twelve-year-old Seth met Evan Goldberg, a fellow movie enthusiast who loved writing just as much as Seth did. A creative partnership between the two began instantaneously, and they started writing what would become Superbad, inspired by their own high school escapades, by the time they were thirteen. “We always wondered if our very specific high school experience would be relatable to other people, because we were just writing what happened to us as Jewish Canadian boys in Vancouver. It seemed pretty niche.” Of course, it became one of the most successful movies about high school of all time.As his writing career post-Superbad took off, so did his acting career. Within the span of a few years, he became the face of American comedy, working on hit films like The Pineapple Express, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Knocked Up. In fact, he had so much success over that span of time, he just assumed that was how the business worked: “I didn’t appreciate how miraculous that streak was. At the time, I was like, ‘Oh, great. You make a movie. It turns out great. Everyone loves it, and you make tons of money. Perfect.’”Eventually, he learned that wasn’t always the case—and as the movie budgets got bigger, so did the stakes, with more creative pressure and input from studio executives. It took one bad experience as a studio’s most expensive movie for Seth to realize that it was more important for Evan and him to maintain their artistic freedom than make the highest profile movie. To this day, he holds onto that philosophy and it’s why he still loves making movies, including his newest film Long Shot, a political romantic comedy starring Charlize Theron and himself. “When Evan and I make a movie like Long Shot, and we’re able to sit in a theater and watch the audience laugh at and feel what we hoped—it’s really gratifying. It means they’re invested in the same things we are.”Seth joins Off Camera to talk about why moving to Los Angeles for a role in Freaks and Geeks was his version of going off to college, how he and Evan turn an idea into a full-fledged movie, and why saying no to a role on a CW sitcom early in his career wasn’t a hard choice at all.

On this week's PKA, everyone's favorite Jewish Canadian bacon man is back, Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time has returned to spit Game of Thrones theories before the Season 8 premiere, then Kyle shares with everyone his genius cow-steak investment fund and the fellas briefly go over their NHL fantasy brackets and the consequences that will fall upon Taylor & his cockiness.

In this episode, Lorraine and Sarah get learnt up on black and Jewish rap icon, DRAKE, or as Lorraine affectionately calls him "the Jewish Canadian non-rapist Kobe Bryant of hip hop." Sarah ups the ante on her appreciation for Drake's artistry and impressive career moves by checking out his work on Degrassi: The Next Generation for the first time. Then, Lorraine and Sarah take a break from discussing Drake to learn themselves up on Cardi B - that regular degular shmegular girl from the Bronx.