The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Yad Vashem chair Dani Dayan has high praise for Canada’s Holocaust education efforts—and harsh criticism for Ukraine, Poland and Russia
20 Jun 2023
Dani Dayan, chair of Yad Vashem, visited Canada to honor the outgoing chair of the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem and attend the opening of a new Holocaust ...
20 Jun 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Dr. Bob Libman, the brother of Pittsburgh victim Joyce Fienberg, reflects on the guilty verdict for the Tree of Life synagogue shooter
19 Jun 2023
An American jury recently found the gunman responsible for the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh guilty on all 63 counts, including the murd...
19 Jun 2023
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A Missouri school district could ban ‘Maus,’ citing concerns about whether it is ‘explicit sexual material’
14 Jun 2023
The Nixa Public Schools in Missouri are considering banning Art Spiegelman’s acclaimed Holocaust graphic memoir, "Maus," due to concerns it could violate a n...
14 Jun 2023
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A German museum curator is personally returning art looted by the Nazis to the descendants of Holocaust victims
14 Jun 2023
Matthias Weniger, a museum curator at the Bavarian National Museum in Munich, is actively working to return 111 silver items looted by the Nazis from Jewish ...
14 Jun 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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The chilling new Toronto Holocaust museum is ready for a post-survivor world
12 Jun 2023
The new Toronto Holocaust Museum, which cost $30 million, opened on June 9 with Holocaust survivors present, including Nate Leipciger, who dedicated the muse...
12 Jun 2023
Menschwarmers
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S4E8 - The biggest story in sports is happening squarely at a Jewish golf club in Toronto
8 Jun 2023
The RBC Canadian Open is taking place at the historically Jewish Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto, drawing attention to a surprising merger between the...
8 Jun 2023
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Inspired by his grandparents' tragic Holocaust story, a director imbues his latest hit film with passion and joy
8 Jun 2023
Cédric Klapisch's film "Rise" brightly contrasts with darker portrayals like "Black Swan" by focusing on the uplifting power of dance amidst life's challenge...
8 Jun 2023
Jewish History Nerds
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Hannah Szenes: Defiance Amidst Darkness
8 Jun 2023
This podcast episode explores the remarkable life of Hannah Szenes, a Hungarian poet who resisted the Holocaust by escaping to pre-state Israel and undertaki...
8 Jun 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Saul Rubinek talks about returning to his mother tongue of Yiddish for a new role
6 Jun 2023
Saul Rubinek, a Hollywood veteran, delves into his personal connection with Yiddish and the Holocaust as he takes on the role of a rabbi in the Yiddish-speak...
6 Jun 2023
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What would you do if you got a Nazi relic in the mail?
2 Jun 2023
Peter Janovsky recounts receiving unexpected Nazi memorabilia that connected to his great-uncle Israel Schaechter's complex history. As he researched Israel,...
2 Jun 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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This historic painting, looted by Nazis from acclaimed Montreal art dealer the late Max Stern, will forever remain in Germany
30 May 2023
Max Stern, a Jewish art dealer whose gallery in Dusseldorf was seized by the Nazis, had one of his stolen paintings, "Portrait of the Artists Children," by W...
30 May 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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What are the Jewish themes on the ballot in Alberta’s election?
24 May 2023
In the upcoming Alberta election, Premier Danielle Smith of the United Conservative Party faces challenges by former premier Rachel Notley, with the outcome ...
24 May 2023
Culturally Jewish
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Do Jews have an architectural style? Manuel Herz says yes—with a catch
15 May 2023
Architect Manuel Herz designed a mesmerizing new synagogue and memorial at Babyn Yar, Ukraine, commemorating the Holocaust massacre that occurred there in 19...
15 May 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Rosalie Abella gets the big-screen treatment spotlighting a life dedicated to justice
3 May 2023
"Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella" is a new documentary highlighting the remarkable career of Hon. Rosalie Abella, the first Jewish woma...
3 May 2023
Promised Podcast
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The “Past & Present” Edition
20 Apr 2023
In a recent discussion, Sally Abed, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron cover topics including the politics of memory in cemeteries, the implications of a video...
20 Apr 2023
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’s 80th anniversary remembered with daffodils, 3 presidents and an 11th commandment against ‘indifference’
19 Apr 2023
Thousands gathered in Warsaw to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a pivotal Jewish resistance against the Nazis during World Wa...
19 Apr 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Making a game about the Holocaust? Yes, says this Canadian designer of ‘Rosenstrasse’
19 Apr 2023
Moyra Turkington, a Canadian designer from Toronto, has created a role-playing game called Rosenstrasse, shedding light on the little-known but significant p...
19 Apr 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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This wrinkled tallit tells the story of a Montrealer who became Auschwitz’s only Canadian Holocaust victim
18 Apr 2023
Harry Cohen, a Montreal resident who immigrated to Canada from Poland in 1919, became Auschwitz's only Canadian Holocaust victim after being caught in Europe...
18 Apr 2023
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Why we are teaching the Holocaust wrong
17 Apr 2023
Sarah Ellen Zarrow critiques the current approach to Holocaust education in American schools, arguing that it often simplifies the historical complexities in...
17 Apr 2023
Jewish History Uncensored
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#135 - The Eichmann Capture
17 Apr 2023
In this episode, the focus is on the capture of Adolf Eichmann, discussing his role in the Holocaust, why he is more synonymous with the genocide than his su...
17 Apr 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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The Wikipedia fight over Poland’s role in the Holocaust sparks death threats against an Ottawa professor
17 Apr 2023
As the commemoration of Yom ha-Shoah unfolds in Poland, a debate is raging over the country's Holocaust history narrative. A new law in Poland prohibits disc...
17 Apr 2023
What Matters Now
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What Matters Now to Yad Vashem head Dani Dayan: Warsaw Ghetto Jews were divided, too
13 Apr 2023
Yad Vashem head Dani Dayan addresses the challenges of Holocaust memory distortion, emphasizing the importance of preserving accurate historical narratives a...
13 Apr 2023
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They fought for Israel. They died with their lives a mystery. Now, strangers are uncovering their stories
23 Mar 2023
Dorit Perry's quest began in 2010 when she discovered a tombstone in Jerusalem's Mount Herzl Military Cemetery that, unlike most, was missing key biographica...
23 Mar 2023
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I grew up Jewish on a chicken farm. This book gets it right.
21 Mar 2023
Seth Stern's book "Speaking Yiddish to Chickens" delves into the lives of Holocaust survivors who settled in southern New Jersey post-World War II and establ...
21 Mar 2023
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‘A challenge to the soul of man’: 80 years ago, Hollywood stars pleaded for Europe’s Jews
20 Mar 2023
Eighty years ago, prominent Hollywood and Broadway stars staged a poignant pageant titled *We Will Never Die* at Madison Square Garden to urge the U.S. and a...
20 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Lenka Lichtenberg just won a Juno with her grandmother’s Holocaust poems
13 Mar 2023
Lenka Lichtenberg, a Toronto singer, won a Juno award for Best Global Music Album with her project "Thieves of Dreams," which sets her grandmother's Holocaus...
13 Mar 2023
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'Always making demented performances': Meet the professional clown with a show about the Holocaust
11 Mar 2023
Alexandra Tatarsky's avant-garde one-woman show, "Sad Boys in Harpy Land," delves into complex themes through the lens of clowning, a traditionally interacti...
11 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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A conversation with Canada’s oldest Conservative rabbi, Erwin Schild, on the occasion of his 103rd birthday
9 Mar 2023
Erwin Schild, Canada's oldest living Conservative rabbi at 103, was interviewed in his Toronto home where he has resided since 1947. Schild's remarkable jour...
9 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Why this Oshawa man is calling out the three Conservative MPs who met with far-right German politician
7 Mar 2023
Three Conservative MPs, including Dr. Colin Carrie from Oshawa, recently met with far-right German politician Christine Anderson, a member of the Alternative...
7 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Meet the Canadian who just won Israel’s top science prize for his diabetes-treatment breakthrough
2 Mar 2023
Dr. Daniel J. Drucker, a Canadian scientist, recently won Israel's prestigious Wolf Prize for his groundbreaking research in diabetes treatment. His work on ...
2 Mar 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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A new chairlift on a Canadian ski hill is being named The Fenster for two Holocaust survivors who founded Belle Neige
22 Feb 2023
Saul and Henry Fenster, Holocaust survivors from Poland, founded the Belle Neige ski hill near Montreal in 1961 with a dream of creating a family-friendly sk...
22 Feb 2023
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Jewish orphans evacuated from Odessa to Berlin at Ukraine war’s start are headed home again
21 Feb 2023
Rabbi Mendy Wolff is orchestrating the return of 120 children and staff from the Mishpacha Orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine, to their homeland, after a year of r...
21 Feb 2023
Tel Aviv Review
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Hitler’s Willing Profiteers
20 Feb 2023
David de Jong, a journalist for the Dutch Financial Daily, delves into the topic of Nazi Germany's wealthy industrialists and their heirs in his book "Nazi B...
20 Feb 2023
Jewish Insider
Tracing his family history in Poland, Emhoff explains his approach to antisemitism
30 Jan 2023
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited Poland and Germany to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, reflecting on his family's connection to Pola...
30 Jan 2023
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Everything, Everywhere, All At Once - with special guest Etgar Keret
27 Jan 2023
In a podcast episode titled "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once," Yonit and Jonathan interview renowned Israeli writer Etgar Keret during Holocaust Remembra...
27 Jan 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Take our 15-minute audio tour of Winnipeg’s redesigned Holocaust Education Centre
26 Jan 2023
The Winnipeg Holocaust Education Centre, Canada's smallest at 1,000 square feet, has been redesigned to focus on teaching the Holocaust in a more contemporar...
26 Jan 2023
Unorthodox
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Memories, Revisited: Ep. 346
26 Jan 2023
In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Unorthodox podcast features stories of survival and Jewish pride. Host Stephanie Butnick reflects on...
26 Jan 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Shining a new light on Rudolf Vrba, the Canadian who escaped from Auschwitz
25 Jan 2023
Rudolf Vrba, a Slovakian Jewish teenager who changed his name from Walter Rosenberg, escaped from Auschwitz in 1944, becoming one of the few to do so. His te...
25 Jan 2023
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Almost half of Americans don't know how many Jews died in the Holocaust, AJC survey says
24 Jan 2023
A recent survey conducted for the American Jewish Committee revealed that almost half of Americans don't know how many Jews perished in the Holocaust, with o...
24 Jan 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Remembering the late Rabbi Bernard Baskin, 102, and other 'Honourable Menschen'
24 Jan 2023
The Jewish community in Canada recently mourned the loss of several prominent figures, including Rabbi Bernard Baskin and composer Leon Dubinsky. Many of the...
24 Jan 2023
Tel Aviv Review
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The Demjanjuk Affair: A Study in the Culture of Memory
23 Jan 2023
Dr. Tamir Hod from Tel Hai College explores the Demjanjuk affair in his book "Did We Remember to Forget?", focusing on the trial and subsequent acquittal of ...
23 Jan 2023
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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'Early bird' dinners and bathing caps: Miami Beach's previous generation of Jewish snowbirds remembered
17 Jan 2023
Photographer Naomi Harris pays tribute to the bygone era of Miami Beach's affordable winter destination for low-income Jewish snowbirds in her new book "Hadd...
17 Jan 2023
Bonjour Chai
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J’Accuse…!
12 Jan 2023
Michael Marrus, a prominent Holocaust scholar in Canada, passed away at 81, leaving behind a legacy of significant contributions to Jewish history through hi...
12 Jan 2023
What Matters Now
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'Antisemitism is now a form of entertainment, it's performative, and that's new'
4 Jan 2023
Prof. Alvin Rosenfeld discusses the alarming rise of antisemitism, noting its transformation into a form of entertainment and its pernicious presence in mode...
4 Jan 2023
Jewish History Nerds
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Holy Fire: Voices of the Warsaw Ghetto
29 Dec 2022
The podcast "Holy Fire: Voices of the Warsaw Ghetto" explores the discovery of the Oneg Shabbos archives in the Warsaw Ghetto, which contained documents meti...
29 Dec 2022
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How could anyone ever hate Anne Frank — why a fringe group declared war on the Holocaust’s most famous victim
12 Dec 2022
The article explores the controversial discourse surrounding Anne Frank's portrayal in contemporary American culture, influenced by comments from the now-dis...
12 Dec 2022
Unholy: Two Jews on the News
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
2 Dec 2022
Tel Aviv has dropped from the top spot to third place in the ranking of the most expensive cities in the world, with cost of living remaining high despite th...
2 Dec 2022
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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These brothers retraced the steps of their great-uncle, a Jewish Canadian soldier who ‘died a hero’
10 Nov 2022
Elliott and Jonathan Shiff embarked on a poignant journey to the Netherlands to honor their great-uncle, Sgt. Harry Bockner, a Jewish Canadian soldier who pe...
10 Nov 2022
The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
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Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman's life story is now an award-winning YA book
9 Nov 2022
In this episode, Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman and co-author Susan McClelland discuss their newly awarded book, "Boy From Buchenwald," which aims to educ...
9 Nov 2022
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In Germany, Kristallnacht goes by a different name. Here’s why.
8 Nov 2022
In Germany, the annual remembrance of Kristallnacht is marked under a different name—"November Pogrom"—to better reflect the brutal and violent nature of the...
8 Nov 2022