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0 History Holocaust

Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman's life story is now an award-winning YA book

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 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 educate young adults on the Holocaust's impact through Waisman's life story.

0 Culture History

Greatest Hits: A Jewish-Indigenous family explains the importance of truth and reconciliation

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 8 Aug 2022

This episode features a conversation with a Jewish-Indigenous couple who reflect on their interfaith relationship and discuss the significance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in light of the recent papal apology to Indigenous Canadians.

0 Communities History

A Jewish-Indigenous family explains the importance of truth and reconciliation

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 30 Sep 2021

This episode of The CJN Daily features Bradley Okrant and Danelle Clark, a Jewish-Indigenous couple, discussing the cultural challenges and the significance of Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

0 Communities History

Greatest Hits: The Indigenous-Jewish connection

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 12 Aug 2021

This episode explores the connections between Jewish and Indigenous communities in Canada, highlighted through shared traumas of the Holocaust and residential school experiences.

0 Communities Culture

What's Canada Day like for new Jewish immigrants?

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 1 Jul 2021

This episode of The CJN Daily explores the experiences of Edal Ergun Avimelek and her family, who immigrated from Turkey to Winnipeg during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the Grow Winnipeg program.

0 Art Holocaust

Meet the Jewish artist painting Holocaust and residential school survivors

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 21 Jun 2021

The episode discusses an art exhibit by Jewish artist Carol Wylie that features portraits of Holocaust and Indian residential school survivors, highlighting the parallel experiences of trauma and survival within these communities.

0 History Culture

The Habs are the Only Good News in Canada

Bonjour Chai · 10 Jun 2021

This episode explores Canada's complex history with its First Nations communities through the lens of Nakuset, an activist adopted by a Jewish family during the Sixties Scoop.