(BONUS) 2026 Update: What Has Happened Since?
5/5/202620 min
Has the wave of hate against Canada's Jews calmed down since the ceasefire? And what impact did this podcast series on the crisis?
An overview of the situation in 2026, so far.
To fund our awareness campaign for this series and these issues, please email Jesse directly for instructions: jesse@canadaland.com
Credits:
This series is a co-production of Canadaland and The Canadian Jewish News
Made possible by the generous support of The Bissell Family Foundation, George Burger, Dan Debow, Gideon Hayden, Daniel Klass, Norman Levine, Nanette Okun, Leslie Scanlon, Marjorie Skolnik, Lee Zentner, and others.
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
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsJesse Brown· Host0:00
[whistles] Canadaland, funded by you. I'm Jesse Brown, and this is an update on what is happening here. [intro music] It's been just over four months since we published the last episode of this series. At that time, in late December of 2025, Israel had recently entered into a ceasefire with Hamas, and there were hopes that the unprecedented spike in harm and discrimination to Canadian Jews was over, or at least on the wane. What you're gonna hear today is an overview of the ways in which those hopes were realized and the ways in which they were let down. I'll also take a few minutes to update you on what has happened with this show itself. I asked listeners for support in order to finish funding this podcast, and I also asked for help in order to carry the message of this show as far and wide as I could. I want to tell you about how that's been going. This episode will sound different than earlier episodes. There is a significant amount of information to convey about what has gone on these past few months, so today I'm just gonna spend this time taking you through all of it, and I'll spend a little bit of time talking about what to make of it all and what it all means to me. Thank you for returning.
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