About this episode

Jesse Brown investigates the disparity in hate crime statistics affecting Jews in Canada compared to the United States, exploring the nuances of antisemitism and antizionism through personal accounts of discrimination.

To donate funding so we can complete this series, email jesse@canadaland.com Police statistics say that a Jew in Canada is now 9 times more likely to be the victim of a hate crime than a Jew in the United States. Others dispute this data, and say antizionism is being conflated with antisemitism.  So what’s the truth?  Host Jesse Brown begins to investigate, by talking to everyday people who say they have experienced discrimination firsthand.  Credits:   This series is a co-production of Canadaland and The Canadian Jewish News Made possible by the generous support of George Burger, Dan Debow, Daniel Klass, Marjorie Skolnik, and Lee Zentner. Written and Reported by Jesse Brown Research and Story Editing by Kate Minsky Original Music by Socalled Sound Design, Mixing and Mastering by Caleb Thompson Editorial Input from Michael Fraiman  For a list of sources cited in this episode, visit our website To support Canadaland, visit http://canadaland.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• hate crime
• antisemitism
• antizionism
• discrimination
• investigation

Keywords

• hate crime
• antisemitism
• Canada
• United States
• discrimination
• antizionism
• Jesse Brown

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