Newsmaker conversations from The Canadian Jewish News, hosted by Ellin Bessner, a veteran broadcaster, writer and journalist.
Canadian kids are getting sick at record levels. This expert isn't sure when it will end
17 mins; November 16, 2022
Anita Neville, Canada’s only Jewish lieutenant governor, won't forget her community—or those she represents
0 secs; November 15, 2022
Ethan Schachter was born with a rare genetic disease. Now his mom is raising $1 million to find a cure
15 mins; November 14, 2022
These brothers retraced the steps of their great-uncle, a Jewish Canadian soldier who ‘died a hero’
18 mins; November 10, 2022
Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman's life story is now an award-winning YA book
15 mins; November 09, 2022
'Republicans will take the House': David Frum predicts the U.S. midterms and lays out the stakes for American Jews
19 mins; November 08, 2022
Canada’s expecting 76,000 refugees in 2023. Meet the woman furnishing hundreds of their homes for free
15 mins; November 07, 2022
What happened when Jewish summer campers faced Holocaust denier Jim Keegstra’s students on the basketball court? A new graphic novel tells the tale
0 secs; November 03, 2022
The CJN Daily Dead Beat is back, with a new name: The Honourable Menschen
17 mins; November 02, 2022
Scenes from El Al's last flight out of Canada
17 mins; November 01, 2022
Go backstage on Tom Stoppard's gripping new Holocaust play, 'Leopoldstadt', with Canadian Broadway star Caissie Levy
17 mins; October 31, 2022
Canada's 2021 census numbers are in—and they're good news for Jews
17 mins; October 27, 2022
'Hana's Suitcase' marks 20 years of teaching young readers about the Holocaust
17 mins; October 26, 2022
Want to run a deli? The owner of Vancouver's storied Omnitsky Kosher is looking to sell—or close shop
16 mins; October 25, 2022
Former UN ambassador Danny Danon explains the stakes of Israel's 5th election in 4 years
22 mins; October 24, 2022
Meet the man who digs for dirt on anti-Zionists and antisemites running for public office in Ontario
15 mins; October 20, 2022
A deep dive with new Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman, one year after her first election
23 mins; October 19, 2022
'Our hearts hurt—and are filled with hope': Why Iran's ongoing protests matter to the Jewish community
18 mins; October 13, 2022
Ontario election watch: Political strategist Steve Adler on the top races and Jewish issues this fall
13 mins; October 12, 2022
After Yom Kippur, one author is asking: Can we actually make Heaven on Earth?
19 mins; October 06, 2022
QR codes on tombstones? For Yom Kippur we look at the future trends in the death business including tech
17 mins; October 04, 2022
In 1973, a record 10 boys celebrated their b'nai mitzvah in Oshawa. Now a docuseries has tracked them down to share their stories
15 mins; October 03, 2022
Get a taste of Bonnie Stern's first cookbook in over a decade
24 mins; September 29, 2022
High Holiday Hurricane: How Maritime Jews celebrated Rosh Hashanah after post-tropical storm Fiona
16 mins; September 28, 2022
For the first time in nearly 100 years, Belleville's synagogue can't offer High Holiday services—because no one will lead them
13 mins; September 22, 2022
Saving Sukkot: Hear why the Canadian government almost accidentally banned importing lulavs
13 mins; September 21, 2022
Ottawa’s Jewish community has a message for their school board: 'Nothing about us, without us'
20 mins; September 20, 2022
Canada's oldest Ashkenazi congregation just recovered a 100-year-old time capsule on their milestone anniversary weekend
16 mins; September 19, 2022
Marsha Lederman’s mother would have been proud of her new high-profile Globe and Mail column beginning this weekend: will she be the voice for Jewish Canadians?
30 mins; September 15, 2022
Run, hide, defend: This is the new approach to keep Canadian Jews safe over the High Holidays and beyond
0 secs; September 14, 2022
Beloved March of the Living survivor David Shentow has city park in Ottawa named in his memory
0 secs; September 13, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II was 'good for the Jews' even though she never visited Israel: tributes from Canada and Britain on her death
26 mins; September 12, 2022
For the first time ever, Jewish RCMP officers can now wear kippot on duty
13 mins; September 08, 2022
How Vancouver's Jews are fundraising one of the most expensive Jewish building projects in Canadian history
15 mins; September 07, 2022
Alex Polowin, who lied about his age to fight Nazis in Europe, dedicated his life to peace and education
12 mins; September 06, 2022
50 years after the Munich Olympics, Germany will finally apologize to victims' families—and a Canadian filmmaker has been sharing their story
15 mins; September 01, 2022
How Alexandre Matte channelled his Jewish roots to come second in Toastmasters' global public-speaking contest
14 mins; August 31, 2022
He thought his family was wiped out in the Holocaust. Then he discovered 75,000 distant relatives—including Bob Dylan and Bette Midler
15 mins; August 30, 2022
Industry watchdog urges Benjamin's funeral home 'do the right thing for grieving families'—or risk losing their license
22 mins; August 29, 2022
'I was gaslit continuously': Alexandra Lulka Rotman speaks out about her antisemitism battle with Toronto's school board
19 mins; August 25, 2022
Death doesn’t take a holiday: Remembering some significant deaths in Jewish Canada from summer 2022
23 mins; August 24, 2022
Thousands of Jews are flying to Switzerland to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first Zionist Congress
0 secs; August 23, 2022
Mark Goldberg spent years tracking Laith Marouf's hateful tweets. Now, the Canadian government is taking action
15 mins; August 22, 2022
Greatest Hits: Meet the oldest bat mitzvah celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest
0 secs; August 18, 2022
Greatest Hits: Pulling a rabbit out of their virtual hats, these magicians transformed a pandemic into financial success
13 mins; August 17, 2022
Greatest Hits: How Zoom is helping to revive Jewish folk music in Canada
13 mins; August 16, 2022
Greatest Hits: At nearly 80 years old, Gary Averbach is trekking 1,000km across Canada for cancer research
13 mins; August 15, 2022
Greatest Hits: Modern diets are making us fat: A Canadian author explains food cravings
12 mins; August 11, 2022
Greatest Hits: Meet the woman at the centre of Jewish life in Abu Dhabi: Canada's ambassador
13 mins; August 10, 2022
Greatest Hits: At 13, he got an Apple Watch. At 14, he built a daily prayer app for it
11 mins; August 09, 2022
Greatest Hits: A Jewish-Indigenous family explains the importance of truth and reconciliation
18 mins; August 08, 2022
Meet the Canadian behind Globle, the web's hot new geography game
0 secs; August 03, 2022
We visited the set of Adam Sandler’s bat mitzvah movie being filmed in Toronto
15 mins; August 03, 2022
For nearly 40 years, Benjamin’s funeral home foundation has been keeping 10% of charity donations—until a family sued
15 mins; August 02, 2022
At nearly 80 years old, Gary Averbach is trekking 1,000km across Canada for cancer research
14 mins; July 28, 2022
The butterfly effect: Why the endangered monarch is a Jewish issue
14 mins; July 27, 2022
Go behind the scenes of Zach Hyman's very Jewish charity golf tournament
11 mins; July 26, 2022
It’s been a year since Canada’s national antisemitism summit. What has been accomplished?
15 mins; July 25, 2022
Meet the Canadian lawyer whose one-act play just won a top Israeli prize
15 mins; July 20, 2022
80 years after his death, a Canadian war hero's art finally finds an audience
0 secs; July 19, 2022
Hitmen murdered her son. Eight years later, she's written a tell-all of her grief and survival
15 mins; July 18, 2022
How Yukon’s tiny Jewish community is surviving the worst wildfires in a generation
16 mins; July 14, 2022
Jewish organizations are outraged over 'bizarre' Montreal court case putting the Holocaust on trial
16 mins; July 13, 2022
This 80-year-old Montrealer just celebrated her bat mitzvah for the first time
14 mins; July 12, 2022
'I must tell the world what happened': Max Eisen, in his own words
0 secs; July 11, 2022
Meet the flagbearers leading Canada’s team of 600 into the 21st Maccabiah Games
14 mins; July 07, 2022
'A better Canada because of him': Tributes pour in at the funeral for renowned historian Irving Abella
12 mins; July 06, 2022
A new philanthropic initiative asks wealthy Canadians to donate half their posthumous charitable givings to Jewish causes—but the uptake is slow
14 mins; July 05, 2022
Camp Kadimah just reopened for its 79th year. Meet the family who's been there for 77 of them
13 mins; July 04, 2022
Despite shattered goodwill, El Al could return to Toronto next spring, expert predicts
13 mins; June 30, 2022
Ellis Jacob, CEO of Cineplex, is banking on blockbusters to recover from COVID and inflation
15 mins; June 29, 2022
Roman Baber is the Jewish political maverick hoping to lead the Conservative party—and all of Canada
19 mins; June 28, 2022
The CJN Daily Dead Beat, Part Deux
18 mins; June 27, 2022
Canadian Jewish community stunned by El Al's decision to cease its Toronto route
12 mins; June 23, 2022
After 2 years of lockdowns, Ottawa’s Jewish community threw one giant party for 115 b’nai mitzvah
15 mins; June 22, 2022
Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein wants to bring Jewish life back to downtown Ottawa
14 mins; June 21, 2022
Meet the real rabbi who starred in Drake’s controversial new music video
15 mins; June 20, 2022
This gripping new photo exhibit showcases 161 Holocaust survivors with links to Calgary
13 mins; June 16, 2022
How Jews brought the movies to Val-d'Or, Que.—and how the city is celebrating them today
16 mins; June 15, 2022
Cancelled by COVID 4 times, this couple's wedding party is finally happening
16 mins; June 14, 2022
'I don’t know if justice will ever be served for him': Survivor speaks out against 79-year-old rabbi accused of sex crimes
16 mins; June 13, 2022
Will Israel's government collapse after just one year?
12 mins; June 09, 2022
Go west, young Jew: Hamilton, London and Windsor are growing their numbers with people priced out of Toronto
12 mins; June 08, 2022
It took a war in Ukraine for this woman to finally find the family that saved her grandparents' lives
15 mins; June 07, 2022
Israel just airlifted in 180 Ethiopian Jews. Meet the Canadians who helped make it happen
15 mins; June 02, 2022
What Ontario's Jews need to know heading into election-day polls
16 mins; June 01, 2022
Decades after expulsion from Arab lands, Sephardi survivors' stories are being preserved
17 mins; May 30, 2022
A new Jewish exodus from Quebec? Access to health care, education and court services at risk under Bill 96
14 mins; May 30, 2022
Meet the first Jewish butcher to give Prince Charles a local Canadian tour
19 mins; May 26, 2022
Hear our exclusive interview with Nachman Shai during his first trip to Canada as Israel's diaspora minister
28 mins; May 25, 2022
'It's shocking': Clean-up underway after massive thunderstorm batters Ontario and Quebec
13 mins; May 24, 2022
For thriller novelist Samantha Bailey, Jewish maternal anxiety is storytelling inspiration
19 mins; May 19, 2022
Why does sexual abuse in Orthodox communities go unreported and unpunished?
19 mins; May 18, 2022
After violent clashes between Haredi and progressive women at the Western Wall, Rachel Cohen Yeshurun isn't giving up the fight
17 mins; May 17, 2022
Sexually assaulted by a doctor at 17, Lorie Wolf slams rabbis for sending her away with just a cheque
0 secs; May 16, 2022
Sharon, without Lois or Bram, transforms her classic career into a family business
0 secs; May 12, 2022
Recognize these faces? A Dutch research team is asking Canadians to help identify its country's lost Jews
14 mins; May 11, 2022
'If they could kill him, they would': Jewish couple who stopped a hate crime in Montreal speak out
0 secs; May 10, 2022
'A punch in the stomach': Rabbi Ayelet Cohen on why American Jews must speak out to support abortion rights
14 mins; May 09, 2022
Behind the bread: Melina 'Saucy Soprano' Schein on how she won Wall of Bakers
