It should have been the trip of a lifetime for fourteen students from the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (known as CHAT). They were on a field trip to Washington, D.C., for a big pro-Israel conference called AIPAC. One of the highlights of the trip was a personal meeting with Dr. Sebastian Gorka, a former […]

Yesterday, Ukraine held the first round of its presidential election; once the results are finalized, the two candidates with the most votes will then compete in a runoff election. The apparent frontrunner is Jewish, while his opponent in the next election, the incumbent Petro Poroshenko, prides himself on good relations with Israel and with Ukraine’s […]

Dear CJS Faculty, Students, and Friends, The Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies is delighted to invite you to our annual Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Chair in Holocaust Studies event: “The Holocaust in Hungary 75 Years Later: Experience, Memory, Analysis”. The event will be taking place on Monday, April 8th at 4:00pm in the […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his visit to the White House witnessed President Trump sign a proclamation that the U.S. officially recognizes the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed it in 1981. This was no different from the situation of many […]

For years, the West paid virtually no attention to this very real threat on Israel’s borders. Israel was never the aggressor June 5, 1967: Following two decades of Arab rejection of the newly established state of Israel, war erupts, again. In a pre-emptive strike, Israel virtually destroys the entire Egyptian air force fleet, grounding it. […]

The chairman of a New Zealand mosque was caught on video telling a rally in the city of Auckland that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and “Zionist business” were behind the recent shooting attack on two mosques in Christchurch. Fifty people were killed and dozens more wounded in the attacks on March 15. Australian citizen […]

The second wealthiest family in Germany, the Reimann family, owns Einstein Bros. Bagels. They also have controlling stakes in pretty much anywhere you’d meet your bubbe for a meal, like Krispy Kreme Donuts, Panera Bread, Pret a Manger, Peet’s Coffee, and more. Just why are we writing about the Reimanns, who are worth roughly $37 […]

A representative body of Scottish Jewish communities has warned of concerning levels of antisemitism faced by Jewish students and teachers at Scottish universities. In a submission to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which is investigating racial harassment at publicly-funded universities and colleges, the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJec) recounted the case of […]

What happens to the weakest amongst us? Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks wrote:”non-Jews respect Jews who respect Judaism. They are embarrassed by Jews who are embarrassed by Judaism. Never be ambivalent about who and what you are.” I have spent years trying to understand why Jews join forces with those who call for our death; who […]

Hamas continues to use force to quell a popular uprising in Gaza as protests against the group’s governance enter a third week. Protesters are beaten and hundreds of people – including journalists – have been detained. You wouldn’t know that by the reaction from Islamist groups in the United States and Europe. Not one has […]