By Howie Silbiger A 14-year-old Jewish girl is missing in Toronto. That should have been enough. It should have been enough for the city to stop, look at her face, remember her…
Jewish Security Fears Grow Ahead Of New York Israel Day Parade
By Mayer Wochyniak A prominent Jewish activist is calling on New York Governor Kathy Hochul to deploy the National Guard for next week’s Israel Day on Fifth parade, warning that Jewish marchers…
Did Anyone Tell The Jews It Was Jewish Heritage Month?
By Howie Silbiger Did Canadian Jews even know it was Jewish Heritage Month? I’m asking seriously. Not because Jews forgot, we remember everything, most of the time too much. We remember dates,…
The Gentleman’s Agreement Is Gone
By Howie Silbiger In 1947, Hollywood released Gentleman’s Agreement, a movie about a non-Jewish journalist who pretends to be Jewish so he can write about anti-Jewish prejudice from the inside. Gregory Peck…
The Benny & Fils Mess Was Never Just About Baguettes
By Howie Silbiger I don’t usually sit around thinking about stories after they are published. I write them, publish them and move on. The story of MK removing its certification from Benny…
Kars4Kids Ruling Puts Oorah And Its Frum Jingle Under The Microscope
By Joseph Marshall A California judge has ruled that Kars4Kids misled donors through advertising that presented the organization as a general children’s charity without clearly disclosing that the money largely supported Oorah,…
Canada’s Jews Are Being Hunted While Ottawa Gives Speeches
By Howie Silbiger Three Jews walked out of shul on Bathurst Street and someone opened fire at them from a vehicle. Police say it was an imitation gun. Who cares? The fact…
Two Men Plead Guilty After Jews Targeted in Sick “Fishing” TikTok Stunt in England
By Joseph Marshall Two men have pleaded guilty in England after Orthodox Jews were targeted in an antisemitic TikTok stunt in the Stamford Hill area of north London, where a group allegedly…
Benny & Fils: Bridor Problem Explained
By Joseph Marshall Late last week, the MK removed certification from the Benny & Fils restaurant for violation of their kashurus standards. Yaniv Cohen, one of Benny & Fils owners took to…
Benny & Fils Lost Its MK. That Is Not The MK’s Fault.
By Howie Silbiger Montreal loves a good kosher fight. We do not always love kashrus, apparently, but we love the fight. Give the community one restaurant, one MK alert, one angry Instagram…