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The CJN Daily

A daily bite-sized newscast from The Canadian Jewish News, hosted by veteran broadcaster, writer and journalist Ellin Bessner. Airs Monday to Thursday.

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How Yukon’s tiny Jewish community is surviving the worst wildfires in a generation

How Yukon’s tiny Jewish community is surviving the worst wildfires in a generation

Rick Karp and his fellow Jewish Yukoners have spent the past week carefully monitoring the ongoing wildfires that are ra... Read more

14 Jul 2022

16mins

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Jewish organizations are outraged over 'bizarre' Montreal court case putting the Holocaust on trial

Jewish organizations are outraged over 'bizarre' Montreal court case putting the Holocaust on trial

Closing arguments have recently begun for the trial of Gabriel Sohier Chaput, a 35-year-old neo-Nazi who's been charged ... Read more

13 Jul 2022

16mins

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This 80-year-old Montrealer just celebrated her bat mitzvah for the first time

This 80-year-old Montrealer just celebrated her bat mitzvah for the first time

Ruth Cooperstock had just turned 80 years old when she became the oldest Canadian woman to ever have a bat miztvah. The ... Read more

12 Jul 2022

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'I must tell the world what happened': Max Eisen, in his own words

'I must tell the world what happened': Max Eisen, in his own words

One of Canada's most acclaimed Holocaust survivors, Max Eisen, died Thursday of cancer at the age of 93. A Holocaust edu... Read more

11 Jul 2022

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Meet the flagbearers leading Canada’s team of 600 into the 21st Maccabiah Games

Meet the flagbearers leading Canada’s team of 600 into the 21st Maccabiah Games

The Maccabiah Games—sometimes called the Jewish Olympics, since they also happen every four years—are due to start July ... Read more

7 Jul 2022

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'A better Canada because of him': Tributes pour in at the funeral for renowned historian Irving Abella

'A better Canada because of him': Tributes pour in at the funeral for renowned historian Irving Abella

On today's episode of The CJN Daily, we're taking a look at the life of Irving Abella, the acclaimed historian who died ... Read more

6 Jul 2022

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A new philanthropic initiative asks wealthy Canadians to donate half their posthumous charitable givings to Jewish causes—but the uptake is slow

A new philanthropic initiative asks wealthy Canadians to donate half their posthumous charitable givings to Jewish causes—but the uptake is slow

For decades, Jewish philanthropy has been sustained by wealthy donors who believed in supporting the community with thei... Read more

5 Jul 2022

14mins

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Camp Kadimah just reopened for its 79th year. Meet the family who's been there for 77 of them

Camp Kadimah just reopened for its 79th year. Meet the family who's been there for 77 of them

Camp Kadimah was founded in the 1940s to give Jewish kids from small, disparate Maritime communities the chance to meet ... Read more

4 Jul 2022

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Despite shattered goodwill, El Al could return to Toronto next spring, expert predicts

Despite shattered goodwill, El Al could return to Toronto next spring, expert predicts

El Al customers received emails this week confirming what we reported earlier: Israel's flagship carrier is halting dire... Read more

30 Jun 2022

13mins

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Ellis Jacob, CEO of Cineplex, is banking on blockbusters to recover from COVID and inflation

Ellis Jacob, CEO of Cineplex, is banking on blockbusters to recover from COVID and inflation

After two years of lockdowns, Canadians are starting to head back to movie theatres with increasing frequency. For Ellis... Read more

29 Jun 2022

15mins

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