The CJN Daily

What's it like to be Jewish on Canadian campuses in 2021?


Listen Later

Canada's estimated 9,000 Jewish post-secondary students have been back at school for barely more than a month—and while things are quieter so far, the culture of rising antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment has not gone away.

Just this summer, a student living in a residence dorm at the University of British Columbia had her mezuzah damaged twice, resulting in the police getting called in. A Muslim students' club at the University of Western Ontario demanded the school ban all pro-Israel clubs and Zionist rhetoric from campus. And just last week, members of York University's student union arranged for a training workshop on antisemitism—but scheduled it on a Jewish holiday, conducted by a pro-BDS organization.

So what kind of reality are Jewish students facing these days? To understand what life is like on the ground, we're joined by two graduate students and activists, Chaim Katz of Calgary and Rachel Dadouch of Toronto,m who are organizing events and fighting for Jewish pride on campus.

What we talked about:

  • Read: "York University’s student union had a pro-BDS group talk to them about antisemitism" (thecjn.ca)
  • Read: "Pavilions of Promise: Israel and the Zionist Movement at World’s Fairs—watch it Wednesday" (thecjn.ca)
  • Find Hillel Ontario's "Joint Statement of Solidarity with Jewish Students"
  • Credits

    The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Victoria Redden is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network; find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca.

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    The CJN DailyBy The CJN Podcast Network

    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5

    5

    5 ratings


    More shows like The CJN Daily

    View all
    The Tikvah Podcast by Tikvah

    The Tikvah Podcast

    614 Listeners

    Tablet Studios by Tablet Magazine

    Tablet Studios

    1,476 Listeners

    Israel Story by Israel Story

    Israel Story

    1,223 Listeners

    What Matters Now by The Times of Israel

    What Matters Now

    327 Listeners

    Menschwarmers by The CJN Podcast Network

    Menschwarmers

    8 Listeners

    Identity/Crisis by Shalom Hartman Institute

    Identity/Crisis

    204 Listeners

    For Heaven's Sake by Shalom Hartman Institute

    For Heaven's Sake

    441 Listeners

    Call Me Back - with Dan Senor by Ark Media

    Call Me Back - with Dan Senor

    3,155 Listeners

    The Times of Israel Daily Briefing by The Times of Israel

    The Times of Israel Daily Briefing

    1,068 Listeners

    A Few of My Favourite Jews by The CJN Podcast Network

    A Few of My Favourite Jews

    1 Listeners

    Bonjour Chai by The Jewish Living Lab and The CJN Podcast Network

    Bonjour Chai

    5 Listeners

    Yehupetzville with Ralph Benmergui by The CJN Podcast Network

    Yehupetzville with Ralph Benmergui

    0 Listeners

    Won't You Be My Rabbi? by The CJN Podcast Network

    Won't You Be My Rabbi?

    0 Listeners

    We Should All Be Zionists Podcast by Einat Wilf

    We Should All Be Zionists Podcast

    241 Listeners

    Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam by Unpacked

    Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam

    143 Listeners

    Israel: State of a Nation with Eylon Levy by State of a Nation Podcast

    Israel: State of a Nation with Eylon Levy

    382 Listeners

    Here I Am With Shai Davidai by Shai Davidai

    Here I Am With Shai Davidai

    308 Listeners

    Being Jewish with Jonah Platt by Jonah Platt

    Being Jewish with Jonah Platt

    393 Listeners

    Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas by Boundless Israel, Inc.

    Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas

    70 Listeners