Canadian Jewish Congress Severs Ties with Winchevsky Centre

By mmoncaster February 16, 2011

Not everyone has been feeling the love recently, despite the presence of flowers and chocolate for Valentine’s Day. One Jewish cultural center in Toronto is presumably feeling particularly icy. After a recent event which featured anti-Zionist speaker Hajo Meyer, the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) has cut ties with the Winchevsky Centre. Defining itself as a…

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A response to comments on “Don’t Hate the Jewish State”

By sgreen April 19, 2010

Thanks to everyone who read my article (“Don’t Hate the Jewish State,” April 12) and especially to those of you who took the time to respond to it, either critically or in support. My article drew so many critical comments because it addressed an idea that makes Jews uncomfortable: that Judaism and Jewish identity do…

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Igniting the Zionist Debate

By Ben Sales April 14, 2010

Sam Green has done it again. His opinion piece about the dangers of Jewish student anti-Zionism, “Don’t Hate the Jewish State,” has prompted a flurry of opposition from defenders of ideological pluralism when it comes to Zionism. Jewschool‘s Ben Murane has weighed in, as well as Harpo Jaeger and a range of other Twitterers and…

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