North Star with Ellin Bessner Mira Koschitzky, Gladys Rose and 3 Holocaust survivors: The CJN Daily’s ‘Honourable Menschen’ returns
Over the past year, The CJN Daily has run a regular tribute to prominent members of Canada’s Jewish community who have passed away. We’ve highlighted more than 50 honourable menschen and women from coast to coast. In this latest episode, we profile two Canadian women who led their communities: Mira Koschitzky of Toronto and Gladys Rose of Saskatoon. Plus, three beloved Holocaust educators have died, including Vancouver’s Alex Buckman, Calgary’s Sidney Cyngiser and Cantor Moshe Kraus of Ottawa. Meanwhile, the oldest of our honourable menschen, the late Lorne Winer, a Second World War veteran, died in Toronto at age 105. And we recap the accomplishments of two prominent Jewish judges, Horace Krever and Ted Matlow. On today’s episode The CJN’s emeritus reporter Ron Csillag returns to The CJN Daily to tell us more about the people behind the headlines, and we discuss why obituaries are often the most read section of newspapers.
What we talked about
- Read about the late Mira Koschitzky from the pages of The CJN and watch her funeral here.
- Learn more about the late Gladys Rose, of Saskatoon, the first woman president of a Canadian Conservative synagogue.
- Discover how The CJN covered Cantor Moshe Kraus’ passing, on May 29, 2023.
- Why the late Alex Buckman was a tireless force for Holocaust education, in The CJN.
- The late Sidney Cyngiser was considered Calgary’s Elie Wiesel, in The CJN.
- Veteran Lorne Winer, 105, raised countless dollars for Jewish war veterans, in The CJN.
Credits
The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Zachary Kauffman is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our intern is Ashok Lamichhane (@jesterschest on Twitter).Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We’re a member of The CJN Podcast Network. To subscribe to this podcast, please watch this video. Donate to The CJN and receive a charitable tax receipt by clicking here.