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Alan Simons

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The seventh day of the month. Remembering the dead.

Living with the memories. Rwanda and Israel. Portions of the following article have been updated from an earlier version that appeared in The Toronto...

12.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Simons

Canada. The lack of Jewish leadership. ‘Powerlessness and silence go together.’

Nothing is the same anymore. Or is it? Over one hundred years ago, in 1923, David Lloyd George (1863-1945), Prime Minister of the UK, said: “Of all...

05.04.2026 50

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Alan Simons

Canada’s increasing violent radicalization of its children and youth

There’s a well-known saying about leaders of countries who live in a state of fear, either due to economic pressure or to the fear of being attacked...

17.03.2026 30

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Alan Simons

Preaching to the converted. Toronto, shame on you!

Who today in Toronto really speaks out for Judaism? This past Sunday, March 8th, a quagmire of politicians and elites stood front and centre, outside...

11.03.2026 80

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Alan Simons

“Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.”

16.12.2025 80

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Alan Simons

Misguided power is dominant in our youth

14.11.2025 40

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Alan Simons

Hamas. The future does not belong to you.

14.10.2025 40

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Alan Simons

Let Not This British Report Sit Idly By!

21.03.2025 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alan Simons