Jonathan Rothman

1 month ago | thecjn.ca | Jonathan Rothman

Jewish families and communities affiliated with the B'nai Brith (BB) Camp near Kenora, in northern Ontario, have learned who will run the camp this summer, in the wake of a parent-led campaign to oust the camp's co-executive director. Jacob Brodovsky was no longer in that role as of April 17, when the camp's board of directors sent a letter saying he was "amicably" parting ways with BB Camp.

1 month ago | thecjn.ca | Jonathan Rothman

A walk-through installation consisting of items retrieved from a music festival would have once sounded like the exclusive domain of nostalgic celebration for giant counterculture gatherings like Woodstock, Lollapalooza, or Tomorrowland. Instead, this particular exhibition is designed to capture the mass chaos and intense fear that came with the Nova music festival being attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

1 month ago | thecjn.ca | Jonathan Rothman

The last 18 months have seen the political landscape shift for Jewish communities across the country, which have witnessed an explosion in antisemitic attacks, protests on university campuses and in the streets. As a result, the April 28 federal election-the first time Jewish Canadians across the country have cast a ballot since Oct. 7, 2023, and the ongoing war in Gaza-involves a more intense conversation than experienced in the past. Israel has also been the subject of debate on Parliament Hill.

2 months ago | thecjn.ca | Jonathan Rothman

2 months ago | thecjn.ca | Jonathan Rothman

It's been an unnerving, albeit bittersweet week for the staff and owners of Goldstruck Coffee, after two incidents-in the early hours of March 16 and again March 23-left smashed glass doors at its Richmond Street location. These followed a graffiti incident, on or around Feb. 22, in which a Star of David was found on the outside of the business's soon to open third location, on Carlton Street, plus a prior smashed glass door incident on Richmond Street in May 2024.