Culturally Jewish Podcast
1) Jewish artists have been ostricized since Oct. 7. Will it lead to a renaissance of Jewish art?
Earlier this month, 18 Canadian theatre companies—including the world's largest queer theatre company, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, based in Toronto—joined a cultural and academic boycott of Israel, ...Show More
2) Daniel Pelton transformed Holocaust tattoos into orchestral jazz. This is what it sounds like
Daniel Pelton hadn't felt much of a musical connection to his Jewish heritage before Oct. 7. But after reality changed for Jews around the world—including his hometown of Calgary—Pelton decided to lea...Show More
3) See the world through the eyes of an autistic poet in a new exhibit by Adam Wolfond and Estée Klar
When Adam Wolfond was in his primary school years, the public education system wasn't giving him the support he needed as a nonverbal autistic student. So his mother, Estée Klar, along with other educ...Show More
4) Erez Zobary dives into her Yemenite heritage with R&B soul
Erez Zobary spent a long time downplaying her Jewish identity in her music career. Her earlier work—a blend of R&B, pop, soul and jazz—dealt with issues relevant to her audience of largely twentysomet...Show More
5) 'My Dead Mom' gives the nagging Jewish mother trope a haunting twist
After Wendy Litner's mother passed away, Litner was surprised that she still heard her voice—felt her presence, even, looking over her shoulder... often judging her. The feeling inspired Litner to wri...Show More
6) Yosl and the Yingels balance classic klezmer with modern jazz in their debut EP
This podcast is a proud media partner of Jewish Futures, a day-long arts and culture salon for Jewish arts workers, hosted by the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto on Nov. 24. The 2024 program emphasi...Show More
Yosl and the Yingels balance classic klezmer with modern jazz in their debut EP
30:53 | Nov 13th, 2024
7) Live from the Toronto Holocaust Museum: Talking zombies on Halloween Eve
Last month, The CJN Podcast Network debuted its first original fiction podcast, Justice: A Holocaust Zombie Story. The seven-part audio drama is a work of subversive Holocaust education designed for t...Show More
8) Jacob Samuel wants audiences to know he's Jewish—and to make that tension funny
Jacob Samuel has a couple references to his Judaism in his stand-up routine. In the past, whenever he brought it up, it usually created a moment of tension before a laugh. But in the year since Oct. 7...Show More
Jacob Samuel wants audiences to know he's Jewish—and to make that tension funny
31:25 | Oct 8th, 2024
9) A new exhibit of dreamlike family portaits recall bygone Jewish life, tinged with trauma
Arnie Lipsey has spent decades working in animation. But on the side, years ago, he began painting on canvas, using archival family photos for inspiration. He began colourizing and adapting them, even...Show More
10) A new Winnipeg staging of 'Tuesdays with Morrie' brings the menschdom
When Tuesdays with Morrie was first published in 1997, it elevated Jewish author Mitch Albom to a level of literary stardom that reverberated beyond the book world. The story—which detailed Albom's fr...Show More