Ellin Bessner

In late November 2023, Israeli forensic experts notified Canadian-born peace activist Vivian Silver’s family that her remains had been identified in the rubble of her burned-out kibbutz neighbourhood. The Winnipegger had been killed on the first day of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. https://t.co/pQ3F03k0CF

#ICYMI: @AirCanada delays resumption of direct flights from to Israel, again. Until September 8. Cites "ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in the region". Service from #YYZ to #TLV was supposed to resume June 8, but the airline pulled the plug on May 15, in this release, while https://t.co/Mb6Sw8bPls

Why recent charges of anti-Palestinian racism ended Ottawa public school trustee Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth's nearly 3-year battle to fight "toxic" antisemitism & inequity in the "dysfunctional" @OCDSB. Why she suddenly resigned this week. Hear her story on @TheCJN Daily. https://t.co/tyKnq4N4Pk

Crucial elections are underway for control over Israel's 4 main historic #Zionist bodies: the Keren Kayemeth LeYisrael–Jewish National Fund, @JewishAgency @khuia + @wzo_official. Voting is international, with Canadians placing their ballots starting today June 5-15. These https://t.co/D8bT9zOAkC

Why conversions to Judaism in Canada are popular, despite or because of Oct. 7? Why would anyone chose to become Jewish, with so much antisemitism and anti-Zionism plaguing the community? The answers will inspire you, on today's @TheCJN Daily, with two rabbis deeply involved in https://t.co/vO6tzXvtKv

Lawyers for @JnfCanada were back in a different court this week trying to fight against @the_cra revoking its charitable status last summer, which stripped the venerable Jewish charity of the ability to issue tax receipts to donors. Yesterday, JNF Canada's lawyers asked the https://t.co/ZkRTX2czsJ

The 56th annual @UJAFederation #WalkWithIsrael saw a record crowd raise $1.4 million for the victims of Oct. 7, the walk coming just 4 days after the horrific murders of 2 staffers from the Israeli embassy in Washington. But a phalanx of thousands of police officers and private https://t.co/bw6vobVeY5

Why did Canada "summon" the Israeli ambassador @MoedIddo for an explanation of the gunfire near some 🇨🇦diplomats touring the West Bank? Why is Prime Minister Mark Carney taking a seemingly much tougher stance on Israel's war in Gaza and dealings with the Palestinians, after he's https://t.co/JrpXid0ik8

The new Canadian government's first major foray into the #Israel #Gaza conflict is a joint rebuke with France and the U.K., with threats of "concrete actions" and "sanctions" if Israel doesn't stop its renewed military action against Hamas and allow large aid shipments across the https://t.co/uJkTxtayOT

Why public washrooms with automatic flush toilets can be scary & also dangerous to your ears: a prize-winning study by 2 Winnipeg teens flushes out the noise about risky decibels, reveals which restrooms in Manitoba's capital are the best/worst. @TheCJN https://t.co/M64vOxbRKz https://t.co/4yktpCIKUk

Why Bora Laskin, the 1⃣st Jewish justice appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1970, is coming to the small screen today, courtesy of @HistoricaCanada–only the second time in the history of the org's @heritageminute to feature a Jewish Canadian icon, (played by Victor https://t.co/yukHmpYCxz

Israel has struck back against the #Houthis today after a terrorist ballistic missile hit Tel Aviv's airport @bengurionairpor Sunday, just as 200 Canadian kids and their chaperones and #holocaustsurvivors were checking in for their return trip home after a two week March of the https://t.co/soAOnMPKkR

Friday is an official day of mourning and remembrance in British Columbia for the #filipino community members and other victims of last week's car ramming attack at Vancouver's #LapuLapuFestival. How Canada's Jewish community is "walking alongside" Filipino friends, colleagues in https://t.co/joXzKpQ2mU

Did you know at least 27 Jewish candidates are running for today's 🇨🇦#Election2025 ? In some ridings with large ✡️ populations, the 2 main contenders duking it out aren't Jewish but are strong supporters of our community. On today's @TheCJN Daily, we unpack the key races to watch https://t.co/Q9ZWyyWSx7

While many Toronto-area Jewish leaders explain why they feel abandoned the @liberal_party when it comes to #Antisemitism and support for #Israel after Oct. 7, will that translate into a widespread swing in votes to the @CPC_HQ in Monday's election? Thanks to @CBCTheNational https://t.co/NCkmwrflvS

How will Jewish Canada vote in Monday's federal election? It's complicated: domestic antisemitism + Canada's relationship with Israel are weighing heavily on voters' minds since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the IDF's military response. But so are economic issues and https://t.co/IE0BGrcpMT