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'This Jewish Moment' author Michael Posner in Toronto, August 2026. (Robert Sarner)
October 8, 2026, 3:54 pm
Diaspora Jews predict their own decline and fall in new post-Oct. 7 oral history
Released on third anniversary of cataclysmic massacre, ‘This Jewish Moment’ by Canadian author Michael Posner captures zeitgeist of North American Jews in their own words. It’s not pretty.
By Robert Sarner
Guests at Art and Fashion Café, Warsaw, 1930s. (Public domain via Polish National Digital Archives)
April 7, 2026, 7:48 pm
In glitzy interwar Warsaw, truth meets fiction as 2 young women hunt for missing mentor
In ‘The Last Woman of Warsaw,’ out April 7, author Judy Batalion shows the Jewish diversity of the cosmopolitan city as an odd couple sets out to solve a mystery
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Prof. Aaron Kreuter, author of 'Lake Burntshore.' (Courtesy)
September 6, 2025, 12:51 pm
Sex, drugs and anti-Zionism fuel this new woke novel about a Jewish summer camp experience
In ‘Lake Burntshore,’ far-left Jewish-Canadian author Aaron Kreuter explores the increasing Israel dissonance felt by North American Jewish youth, even in the most utopian of settings
By Rich Tenorio
Robert Rotenberg in downtown Toronto near his office, January 2021. (Robert Sarner)
February 4, 2021, 2:39 am
Canadian lawyer sets high bar with his bestselling, very Jewish crime thrillers
When not captivating judge and jury as a criminal defender, Robert Rotenberg thinks up ways to challenge fictional homicide gumshoe Ari Greene on his home turf in Toronto
By Robert Sarner
Leonard Cohen performs during the first day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., Friday, April 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
October 20, 2020, 4:14 pm
Not everybody knows: Fresh Leonard Cohen stories illuminate a complex troubadour
Canadian journalist Michael Posner’s quest to interview anyone who knew the mysterious celeb bears fruit with the first installment of oral biography trilogy, dropping October 20
By Robert Sarner
Alison Pick (Emma Lee Photography)
October 21, 2017, 6:12 am
Acclaimed Canadian author explores dark side of pioneers’ Zionist utopia
On first Israel visit, Alison Pick delves into human drama of early 1920s kibbutz life to write her compelling new novel, ‘Strangers with the Same Dream’
By Renee Ghert-Zand
After a difficult five-year process, Cory Carr finally earned his Israeli citizenship in 2009. Here he represents Israel in the FIBA 3-on-3 World Championships in 2012. (Courtesy)
October 8, 2017, 11:02 pm
Alley-oop to the Holy Land: 40 years of African American hoopsters in Israel
A new book by author David Goldstein explores some of the 800 black Americans who have come to play professional basketball in the Jewish state since the 1970s
By Robert Sarner
'Jerusalem Ablaze' author, Orlando Ortega-Medina. (Courtesy)
August 3, 2017, 3:16 am
Literary world fired up over debut short story collection by gay immigration lawyer
Exploring his multi-pronged identity, Orlando Ortega-Medina recently released his book ‘Jerusalem Ablaze’ to a warm critical reception
By Cathryn J. Prince
Alex Ozerov and Sasha K. Gordon in 'Natasha' by David Bezmozgis (Menemsha Films)
April 28, 2017, 9:30 am
Author David Bezmozgis brings his steamy ‘Natasha’ off the page and onto the screen
Mainly Russian-language film updates award-winning short story, spotlights lives of former Soviet Union Jewish immigrants to Canada
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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