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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: We asked Canada's antisemitism special envoy what she's doing to stop 'despicable' protests targeting Jews
Description: Canada’s century-old Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto was founded in 1923 by Jewish doctors who couldn’t find work elsewhere due to antisemitic hiring policies of the day. Now, the hospital which treats patients of all faiths and employs staff from all walks of life, has become the latest flashpoint for anti-Israel protesters and their campaign of intimidation and targeting of Jewish-affiliated institutions across Canada–in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, and the Israeli government’s declaration of war in Gaza four months ago.
It’s exactly the kind of thing that’s been keeping Debo...