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US festival sparks anger after axing menorah lighting to mark Chanukah due to Israel-Hamas war

Local Jewish community groups criticised the Second Sundays Art and Music Festival in Williamsburg, Virginia

By Richard Percival

2 min read

National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn speaks during the National Chanukah Menorah lighting on the Ellipse December 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Canadian sexual assault centre boss sacked after signing letter denying Hamas rape cases

Israel Hamas war 2023

Canadian sexual assault centre boss sacked after signing letter denying Hamas rape cases

By Richard Percival

2 min read

Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver declared dead after Hamas massacre

Israel Hamas war 2023

Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver declared dead after Hamas massacre

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

Montreal synagogue and Jewish centre firebombed exactly one month after Hamas massacre

Montreal synagogue and Jewish centre firebombed exactly one month after Hamas massacre

By Eliana Jordan

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Canada apologises after honouring second Nazi soldier who served in Hitler's SS

Canada apologises after honouring second Nazi soldier who served in Hitler's SS

By Richard Percival

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (C), shake hands with House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota during a ceremony on Parliament Hill on September 22, 2023 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Canadian parliament Speaker resigns after Nazi accidentally honoured

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Polish minister launches attempt to extradite Yaroslav Hunka from Canada

Polish minister launches attempt to extradite Yaroslav Hunka from Canada

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Justin Trudeau 'deeply embarrassed' after hosting Nazi in Canadian parliament

Hunka, 98, served in the Waffen SS and was praised as a 'Ukrainian hero'

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September 26, 2023 08:15

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska listen as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Canada, on September 22, 2023. (Photo by Sean Kilpatrick / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SEAN KILPATRICK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

One of rock's greatest songwriters and musicians, Robbie Robertson, dies at 80

Robertson was lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band

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August 10, 2023 12:28

One of rock's greatest songwriters and musicians, Robbie Robertson, dies at 80

How Jewish is Seth Rogen?

The Canadian comedian has a conflicted relationship with his Jewish roots

By Nicole Lampert

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June 14, 2023 09:05

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 01: Seth Rogen attends the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton on May 01, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)

Canadian auction site under fire for selling items linked to Holocaust

The 'memorabilia' on offer include an empty canister of Zyklon B

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June 12, 2023 14:48

Canadian auction site under fire for selling items linked to Holocaust

Drake's Jewish heritage: Bar Mitzvah and faith explored

Drake may be the most famous rapper in the world, but how Jewish is he?

By Nicole Lampert

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June 2, 2023 14:46

Drake's Jewish heritage: Bar Mitzvah and faith explored

Birthright Israel welcomes first second-generation participant

The organisation has offered free trips to diaspora Jews for nearly 25 years

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May 16, 2023 09:43

Birthright Israel welcomes first second-generation participant

David Aaronovitch

By David Aaronovitch

Don’t ignore the ugly faces beneath the virtuous masks

The story of Laith Marouf, who was open about his extreme views but was a key figure in the ‘decolonisation’ movement, is a cautionary tale about how bigotry can be overlooked

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September 8, 2022 14:10

Don’t ignore the ugly faces beneath the virtuous masks

Transatlantic voyager sails to £7k, raised for hospice and cancer charities

Marc Sidney, known among friends 'for doing crazy things', sailed 2,000 miles across the Atlantic with his crew

By Georgia L Gilholy

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August 18, 2022 16:35

Transatlantic voyager sails to £7k, raised for hospice and cancer charities

Dominic Green

By Dominic Green

Americans have utterly ruined the bagel

Up in Montreal the Jews have stayed faithful to the old ways; bagels there are boiled before they're baked

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July 28, 2022 14:18

Americans have utterly ruined the bagel

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