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Yehupetzville with Ralph Benmergui

If you're a Jew in Canada, odds are good you live in a big city. But Jews have built communities all across our home and native land, and in this podcast, veteran broadcaster Ralph Benmergui journeys ... Read more

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Ranked #1

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S2E7 - Meet the Jamaican Jewish leader who once took Louis Farrakhan to synagogue

S2E7 - Meet the Jamaican Jewish leader who once took Louis Farrakhan to synagogue

Despite Jews living on the island of Jamaica for more than 200 years, the Caribbean island isn't a logical hotspot for J... Read more

7 Jul 2022

27mins

Ranked #2

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S2E6 - Born in Barbados, Simon Kreindler spent years chronicling the island's Jewish history

S2E6 - Born in Barbados, Simon Kreindler spent years chronicling the island's Jewish history

Simon Kreindler was born in Barbados, where he lived until he graduated high school. After that, it was off to Canada—he... Read more

14 Jun 2022

27mins

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S2E5 - 'I was not ready to move on': After schoolyard antisemitism struck Stratford, Carrie Wreford took action

S2E5 - 'I was not ready to move on': After schoolyard antisemitism struck Stratford, Carrie Wreford took action

In big cities, Jews have large organizations that can advocate on their behalf. In small towns, it's the locals themselv... Read more

30 May 2022

26mins

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S2E4 - It's a lonesome life for a Jew in Western Newfoundland—and that's just how Sheina Lerman likes it

S2E4 - It's a lonesome life for a Jew in Western Newfoundland—and that's just how Sheina Lerman likes it

Sheina Lerman has moved around a lot in life, but never has she wanted to live in a big city. After moving to Newfoundla... Read more

17 May 2022

29mins

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S2E3 - Remembering the last Jews of Maitland, Ont.

S2E3 - Remembering the last Jews of Maitland, Ont.

Elena Kingsbury grew up in Maitland, Ont., a small town of about 1,200 people—including just two Jewish families. She wo... Read more

4 May 2022

26mins

Ranked #6

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S2E2 - The rise, fall and rebirth of FrumCity, the Orthodox migration to Innisfil that never happened

S2E2 - The rise, fall and rebirth of FrumCity, the Orthodox migration to Innisfil that never happened

Years ago, a small group of Orthodox Jews from Toronto decided to start a new community north of the city. They chose In... Read more

6 Apr 2022

25mins

Ranked #7

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S1E24 - Meet the Canadian who hung up the first mezuzah in Girona's Jewish Quarter since 1492

S1E24 - Meet the Canadian who hung up the first mezuzah in Girona's Jewish Quarter since 1492

When Leah Stoch Spokoiny moved to Girona, halfway between Barcelona and the French border, in the heart of Catalan, she ... Read more

23 Mar 2022

26mins

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S1E23 - After fleeing Toronto, this artist found inspiration in the Canadian woods—and Israel

S1E23 - After fleeing Toronto, this artist found inspiration in the Canadian woods—and Israel

Alan Glicksman grew up moving around the Toronto area. But even after graduating from high school, he kept moving around... Read more

8 Mar 2022

27mins

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S1E22 - Goldie Morgentaler: Keeping Yiddishkeit alive in Lethbridge

S1E22 - Goldie Morgentaler: Keeping Yiddishkeit alive in Lethbridge

Goldie Morgentaler is a literature professor and Yiddish expert who's been active in local synagogues, engaged her unive... Read more

23 Feb 2022

31mins

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S1E21 - Welcome to Waterloo: A lot of Jewish life for not a lot of Jews

S1E21 - Welcome to Waterloo: A lot of Jewish life for not a lot of Jews

Despite there only being around 1,500 Jews in Kitchener–Waterloo, there are two synagogues—and Jacob Sivak has belonged ... Read more

10 Feb 2022

25mins

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