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North Star with Ellin Bessner
Newsmaker conversations from The Canadian Jewish News, hosted by Ellin Bessner, a veteran broadcaster, writer and journalist.
Meet the amateur Jewish baker winning over hearts and bellies on CBC TV
14 mins; November 02, 2021
Celebrating our 100th episode: Behind the scenes of The CJN Daily
23 mins; November 01, 2021
Halachic Halloween: Why are there so few scary Jewish movies?
13 mins; October 28, 2021
Holocaust survivor Eva Olsson celebrates a very special 97th birthday—thanks to Yad Vashem
12 mins; October 27, 2021
Afghanistan's last Jewish family just fled the country. Their dream home? Canada
14 mins; October 26, 2021
Steven Spielberg's Holocaust project is back, and looking for more Canadian survivors
12 mins; October 25, 2021
Why Naomi Rosenfeld, head of Atlantic Canada’s Jewish community, is moving back to Toronto
13 mins; October 21, 2021
Braving blazing heat, Canadians are hiking the Israeli desert for charity
11 mins; October 20, 2021
The world’s first female rabbi finally gets her moment, 350 years after her death
13 mins; October 19, 2021
Wacky Mac vanished from Canadian grocery shelves and Jews are freaking out
13 mins; October 18, 2021
Safe houses and smuggled passports: Inside the sprawling Israeli-Canadian effort to rescue a second group of Afghan women
13 mins; October 14, 2021
At 13, he got an Apple Watch. At 14, he built a daily prayer app for it
13 mins; October 13, 2021
Why this Jewish YouTube star ran for the PPC in Montreal
15 mins; October 12, 2021
Memorial for 1950 garment factory fire strives for closure—but also opens old wounds
11 mins; October 07, 2021
Former ambassador Vivian Bercovici gives top marks to Israel's new government
16 mins; October 06, 2021
What's it like to be Jewish on Canadian campuses in 2021?
0 secs; October 05, 2021
Why Avi Benlolo thinks Canada needs a new organization to fight antisemitism
13 mins; October 04, 2021
A Jewish-Indigenous family explains the importance of truth and reconciliation
19 mins; September 30, 2021
Canada’s Holocaust monument opened 4 years ago. Why isn't anyone using it?
12 mins; September 27, 2021
"National disgrace": A Nazi hunter accuses Canada of failing to prosecute Helmut Oberlander
14 mins; September 24, 2021
How billionaire Sylvan Adams helped rescue Afghan’s women cyclists
14 mins; September 23, 2021
Notorious antisemites are fuelling the far right's anti-lockdown protests
0 secs; September 20, 2021
These are the 14 key Jewish ridings to watch in the election
13 mins; September 18, 2021
How safe are Canada’s Jewish institutions from attacks?
15 mins; September 15, 2021
Highlights from The CJN's federal debate on Jewish issues
14 mins; September 14, 2021
Debating the election issues that matter most to Canadian Jews
15 mins; September 13, 2021
Meet the rabbi who got stranded in Newfoundland on 9/11
17 mins; September 09, 2021
Their first high holidays: Meet Canada's newest Jewish converts
14 mins; September 06, 2021
On the ground at a Montreal pop-up vaccination clinic for Hasidic Jews
11 mins; September 02, 2021
Teen activist Hannah Alper is tackling a new challenge: campus antisemitism
12 mins; September 01, 2021
The story behind Canada's new fully kosher-certified brewery
13 mins; August 31, 2021
Jewish groups condemn Canadian War Museum exhibit for ‘glorifying’ Palestinian terrorists
12 mins; August 30, 2021
44 years after Bill 101, Quebec's language laws remain controversial
13 mins; August 26, 2021
The Museum of Jewish Montreal finds a new home in Leonard Cohen’s backyard
11 mins; August 25, 2021
Meet the COVID survivor who threw the first pitch at a historic Blue Jays game
12 mins; August 24, 2021
KlezKanada and Ashkenaz Festival: How Zoom is helping to revive Jewish folk music in Canada
14 mins; August 23, 2021
Greatest Hits: Remembering Iraq's Farhud and Argentina's AMIA bombing
9 mins; August 17, 2021
Christie Pits Riot: 88 years since Canada’s worst race riot
12 mins; August 16, 2021
Greatest Hits: The Indigenous-Jewish connection
12 mins; August 12, 2021
Canada's first COVID-era Birthright trip, and a short CJN Daily break
11 mins; August 11, 2021
This UN agency has an anti-Israel problem. So why does Canada keep funding it?
11 mins; August 10, 2021
Canada unveils new statue to Anne Frank on anniversary of her arrest
11 mins; August 09, 2021
Celebrating the Japanese Schindler who saved thousands of Jewish lives
13 mins; August 05, 2021
Record price expected for this rare WW1 poster made just for Canadian Jews
0 secs; August 04, 2021
Edmonton Heritage Festival still celebrates Israel, despite antisemitism and COVID
0 secs; August 03, 2021
"I was called a F—ing Jew and shoved into a fence": Why Sam Brody is fighting back
11 mins; August 02, 2021
Matt Abergel: Running a Michelin-star Hong Kong restaurant during the pandemic
14 mins; July 29, 2021
Meet the Jewish woman living in the path of B.C.'s largest forest fire
12 mins; July 28, 2021
Can international pressure stop the Sheikh Jarrah evictions?
12 mins; July 27, 2021
Will Canadian snowbirds be able to travel south this winter?
0 secs; July 26, 2021
Key takeaways from the National Summit on Antisemitism
12 mins; July 22, 2021
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a friend
11 mins; July 21, 2021
This Canadian clown channels Judaism to cheer up hospital patients
10 mins; July 20, 2021
Still demanding justice: 27 years since Argentina’s largest unsolved terror attack
11 mins; July 19, 2021
Five ways to tackle anti-Semitism
11 mins; July 15, 2021
TikTok star Josh Zilberberg dishes on his Canadian Jewish roots
12 mins; July 14, 2021
Israel’s forgotten fighters: Two Canadians who served in Israel's 1948 war
15 mins; July 13, 2021
El Al is flying to Toronto again, but are Canadians ready to travel?
11 mins; July 12, 2021
New film reaches back generations to share Holocaust refugees' story
0 secs; July 08, 2021
Canada's Schindler: Meet the man who gave 79 Jewish orphans a new life on Canadian soil
12 mins; July 07, 2021
What did Marc Garneau accomplish in his trip to Israel?
10 mins; July 06, 2021
Meet the Montreal Canadiens’ famous Jewish trumpet player
0 secs; July 05, 2021
What's Canada Day like for new Jewish immigrants?
14 mins; July 01, 2021
Charles Bronfman at 90: On Israel, anti-Semitism, the diaspora and Donald Trump
17 mins; June 30, 2021
Massive crowds gather to remember Rabbi Bulka
12 mins; June 29, 2021
Miami-Dade condo collapse: What comes next?
10 mins; June 28, 2021
Reflections on high school graduation from the COVID Class of 2021
12 mins; June 24, 2021
Pride Month: Why Canada’s blood donation ban for gay men matters for Jews
11 mins; June 23, 2021
Canada’s Oldest Person: Cecile Klein marks 114 years
9 mins; June 22, 2021
Meet the Jewish artist painting Holocaust and residential school survivors
13 mins; June 21, 2021
Why are so many Canadian rabbis leaving their jobs this year?
12 mins; June 17, 2021
Israel’s new leader has a Canadian connection—and plenty of challenges
13 mins; June 16, 2021
Coping with loss and optimism: One Chabad rabbi's reflections on COVID
11 mins; June 15, 2021
Irwin Cotler: Canada needs action, not words, to combat anti-Semitism
11 mins; June 14, 2021
No, lockdown is nothing like Anne Frank hiding during the Holocaust
12 mins; June 11, 2021
One Canadian's quest to identify 861 unknown Israeli soldiers
0 secs; June 10, 2021
How London's Jews are helping their Muslim neighbours
10 mins; June 09, 2021
One year since George Floyd's death: What's changed for Jews of colour?
12 mins; June 08, 2021
Recognizing the Canadian Jewish Women of WW2
10 mins; June 07, 2021
Ya'ara Saks on Jewish emancipation and modern challenges
11 mins; June 04, 2021
Honouring Ruth Goldbloom, an unsung hero of Pier 21
9 mins; June 03, 2021
Mourning in Kamloops: How has the local Jewish community reacted?
9 mins; June 02, 2021
Stories from Iraq's most famous pogrom: Farhud's 80th anniversary
10 mins; June 01, 2021
The best country for Jews to live in is... Canada?
0 secs; May 31, 2021
What's the future of Jewish life in Saskatoon?
9 mins; May 28, 2021
The life and legacy of partisan photographer Faye Schulman
10 mins; May 27, 2021
Meet the family doctor behind Jabapalooza
10 mins; May 26, 2021
Catching up on the Sherman murder mystery
11 mins; May 25, 2021
Defending against campus anti-Semitism
10 mins; May 21, 2021
Canada is the first country to enshrine "Kindness Week" into law
8 mins; May 20, 2021
Jenna Lewinsky: Peace and quiet on a West Bank farm
0 secs; May 19, 2021
Canadian exclusive interview: Robert Gasner, a hero in Ashkelon
8 mins; May 16, 2021
A historical look at Israel's independence day
0 secs; May 14, 2021
Remembering the MS St Louis
9 mins; May 13, 2021
Dealing with cancelled summer camp—again
9 mins; May 12, 2021
Why Jewish groups want you to fill out the 2021 census
8 mins; May 11, 2021
What's behind the Palestinian protests in Jerusalem?
8 mins; May 10, 2021
The Jewish movement to clean up offensive speech
8 mins; May 06, 2021
Counting the Jewish victims of COVID-19
7 mins; May 05, 2021
The Origins and Need for Jewish Heritage Month
7 mins; May 04, 2021
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