119: Canada’s Jewish reckoning, with Prof. Gil Troy

About this episode

Historian Gil Troy discusses the history and current challenges facing Canadian Jewry, including rising antisemitism.

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People in this episode

Host: Haviv Rettig Gur

Guest: Gil Troy

Topics covered

• Canadian Jewry
• antisemitism
• historical context
• Jewish identity
• community challenges

Keywords

• Canada
• Jewish community
• antisemitism
• Gil Troy
• Haviv Rettig Gur
• history
• Jewish identity

Sponsors

Feinberg family

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Holocaust

Places: Canada, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit

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