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Kitty Wintrob, author and storyteller, lives in Toronto, Canada. She was born and raised in Britain’s east end of London. She was one of 1.5 million children evacuated to the British countryside at the start of the Second World War in 1939. Today, we are delighted to publish “Six to four the field. Six to four the field,” the first of a collection of her short stories.

Written by David Eisenstadt.  Music Online. Under the Radar Welcome to our Sunday music section called “Notable Canadian Jewish Musicians.” David writes, "Readers of my weekly columns and my book Under the Radar – 30 Notable Canadian Jewish Musicians, continue to share their “I didn’t know that” or “Who knew?” perspectives for almost every piece I write. They (some are musicians) also urge me to cover musicians who are well-known and in other cases, not so well-known. So, I continue to discover and marvel at the interconnectivity between musicians about whom I profile [...]

Sixty-three years ago, in 1959, Bertrand Russell (1872 to 1970), the Welsh-born Nobel Prize-winning British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, social critic, and peace activist was just short of his 87th birthday, when he gave an all-embracing interview to the BBC and the CBC. Here's what he had to say.

The following podcast was originally published in print earlier this year in the Times of Israel and CJNonline.com | CJNonline.ca. "Deniers, or as they prefer today to label themselves as ‘revisionists’, abound in countless societies. These insignificant bunch of mostly exiled educated misfit individuals, who band together like the Merry Men of Robin Hood’s day, continue to pronounce their zeal, their hate, and intolerance..."

By David Eisenstadt. When someone mentions The Jazz Singer, I’m reminded of the hallmark musical on-screen performances by Neil Diamond and Eddie Cantor. Today, there’s a bright, new jazz singer on the horizon. His name is Ori Dagan and he’s Israel’s gift to Canada. Hello! Welcome to the Community Jewish News Podcast Service, produced by CJN dot com and CJN dot CA. For Sunday, May 29, 2022.

“My songs are from a child’s perspective.  I want to leave a legacy for children and still have many tunes that I hope to record – some about the environment, some about food, some about fun.” The podcast’s contents were originally written by David Eisenstadt, author of "Under the Radar. 30 Notable Canadian Jewish Musicians."

Eighty-six years ago, in the year 1936, the British Government deemed it beneficial that a Royal Commission should be established immediately, to ascertain the underlying causes of what they called ‘disturbances,’ today commonly known as a rebellion, which broke out in Palestine in the middle of April 1936.

There’s a Turkish proverb: Bir kahvenin kirk yil hatiri vardir. (A cup of coffee commits one to forty years of friendship). Will it ever be that way again between Turkey and Israel?

The Children of the Forest is Simons' fifth published book, but the first that he offers the reader, through fictional embellishment, into exploring the walls facing survivors of the Holocaust, combined with the perplexities of expressing, in semantic words, the Kabbalah.

David's recently published book, Under The Radar - 30 Notable Canadian Jewish Musicians, celebrates the contributions of 30 significant Canadian Jewish musicians. This ZOOM event will take place on Thursday, May 12, 2022, from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM, Toronto, Eastern Time and takes place under the direction of the Miles Nadal J C C, Toronto.

Welcome to the Community Jewish News Podcast program, produced by CJNonline.com and CJNonline.ca. Today, "There is no letter 'L' for love in the word antisemitism" by Alan Simons.