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MENSCHlife - March 15, 2011 - Peter Shurman & Mickey Lewin

MENSCHlife - March 15, 2011 - Peter Shurman & Mickey Lewin from David Grossman on Vimeo.

David talks to Peter Shurman, PC Member of Provincial Parliament for Thornhill and Mickey Lewin sings Jerusalem of Gold

MENSCHlife - Feb 15, 2011 - Karen Mock & Lisa Gardner Plant

MENSCHlife - Feb 15, 2011 - Karen Mock & Lisa Gardner Plant from David Grossman on Vimeo.

Karen Mock, Human Rights specialist & Federal Liberal Candidate for Thornhill and Lisa Gardner Plant, Executive Director, Canadian Committee for the Haifa Foundation.

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MENSCHlife - Dec 21, 2010 - Marilyn Freedman and Dr. Kranti Farias

MENSCHlife - Dec 21, 2010 - Marilyn Freedman and Dr. Kranti Farias from David Grossman on Vimeo.

David Grossman & Doris Epstein talk about the anti-Semitic thesis that got Jenny Peto her masters at University of Toronto. Guests include Marilyn Freedman, Homeopathic Doctor (torontohomeopath.ca) and Dr. Kranti K. Farias on the Jewish Communities of India.

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MENSCHlife - Nov 23, 2010 - Mike Fegelman & Wilfred Yaphe

MENSCHlife - Nov 23, 2010 - Mike Fegelman & Wilfred Yaphe from David Grossman on Vimeo.

David Grossman & Doris Epstein talk to Mike Fegelman,Executive Director, HonestReporting Canada (honestreporting.ca) and Wilfred Yaphe, Stand Up Comedian.

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MENSCHlife - Nov 16, 2010 - Howard English & Lillian Freedman

MENSCHlife - Nov 16, 2010 - Howard English & Lillian Freedman from David Grossman on Vimeo.

David Grossman & Doris Epstein talk to UJA Federation of Greater Toronto's VP Corporate Communications Howard English (jewishtoronto.com) and Mental Health Consultant Lillian Freedman (israelbeatsthestreets.com)

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MENSCHlife - Oct 26, 2010 - Avrum Rosensweig & Dr. John Howarth

MENSCHlife - Oct 26, 2010 - Avrum Rosensweig & Dr. John Howarth from David Grossman on Vimeo.

David Grossman & Doris Epstein talk with Avrum Rosensweig, President of Ve'ahavta, a Jewish humanitarium and relief organization (veahavta.org). Also on today's show, Dr. John Howarth, Middle East Representative, High Adventure Ministries (biblevoice.org)

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MENSCHlife - Sept 21, 2010 - Amir R. Gissin & Alvin Abram

MENSCHlife - Sept 21, 2010 - Amir R. Gissin & Alvin Abram from David Grossman on Vimeo.

David Grossman and Doris Epstein talk to Amir R. Gissin, Israeli Consul General, Toronto and Western Canada about Israel’s image in the media. The PR war; what works and what doesn’t work. Also on today’s show, author Alvin Abram dropped out of high school, had Attention Deficit Disorder and eventually became a successful businessman and award winning author of dozens of Jewish books and stories. Visit alvinabram.ca for more information.

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MENSCHlife - Sep 14, 2010 - Avi Benlolo & Avner Mandelman

MENCHlife - Sep 14, 2010 - Avi Benlolo & Avner Mandelman from David Grossman on Vimeo.

David Grossman and Doris Epstein talk to Avi Benlolo, President & CEO, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center Canada about the MS St. Louis, Iran and anti-Semitism in Canada. Also on today’s show, Israeli author Avner Mandelman talks about his latest spy thriller, The Debba, a mythical Arab hyena that can turn into a man.

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MENSCHlife Aug 31 2010 Renanah Goldhar, Helen Cohen and Zach Hyman

MENSCHlife Aug 31 2010 from David Grossman on Vimeo.

David Grossman and Doris Epstein talk to Renanah Goldhar and Helen Cohen from Mothers (for Israel’s) Missing in Action and recent graduate from Tanenbaum Chat, Zach Hyman, drafted by NHL’s Florida Panthers .

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MENSCHlife - August 10, 2010 - Barbara Kay & Howard Jerome Gomberg

MENSCHlife - August 10, 2010 - Barbara Kay & Howard Jerome Gomberg from David Grossman on Vimeo.

David Grossman talks to National Post coloumnist Barbara Kay about Haredi Jews and the conversion bill and reactions to her article "The Fanatics Within". She also comments on the NY mosque and the Burka and Hijab. Also on today's show, Toronto mayoral candidate, Howard Gomberg. For your next mortgage call David Grossman at 416 876 2031 or visit http://www.mortgagemensch.ca for more information.

MENSCHlife - Monte Kwinter and Howard Dover - July 20, 2010

Monte Kwinter from David Grossman on Vimeo

David talks to Monte Kwinter, MPP York Centre & Chair of the Ontario Investment and Trade Advisory Council about the 2010 trade mission with Ontario Premier Dalton Mcguinty to Israel. Also on the show, Howard Dover, Comedian and Medical Marijuana Activist.

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MENSCHlife - June 29, 2010 - Yaen Vered and Elliott Katz

MENSCHlife - June 29, 2010 - Yaen Vered and Elliott Katz from David Grossman on Vimeo.

Hosts David Grossman and Doris Epstein talk with guests Yaen Vered, Canadian Representative, Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) about the anti-Zionist group - Naturi-Carta – and their protests in front of his house as well as other happenings in Toronto including G20 protests and QuAIA (Queers Against Israeli Apartheid) at the Gay Pride parade. Also on this show - Elliott Katz, Author, Being the Strong Man a Woman Wants: Timeless Wisdom on Being a Man.

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June 15, 2010 MENSCHlife with Rochelle Wilner and Len Miller

MENSCHlife June 15, 2010 from David Grossman on Vimeo.

Host David Grossman talks to Leonard Miller, Criminal Law Specialist and Rochelle Wilner, past National President B’nai Brith Canada about the legality and morality of the Gaza blockade and the Israeli seizure of the Mavi Marmara. Other topics include; why some Jews become Israel’s worst enemies, the Israel Apartheid label and, Syrian diplomat accuses Israel of teaching it’s youngsters what?

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MENSCHlife June 8, 2010 - Meir Weinstein, Guidy Mamann & Mark Halawa

Meir Weinstein, National Director Jewish Defence League of Canada and Guidy Mamann, Immigration Lawyer; Mamann, Sandaluk; Mark Halawa, Middle East Political and Social affairs analyst and “The Jew from Kuwait”

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Anita Bromberg, B'nai Brith Canada, Legal Counsel; Nomi Teplow, Israeli Singer; Uri Galimidi, Executive Coach, The Will to Change Inc.

Anita Bromberg, B'nai Brith Canada, Legal Counsel; Nomi Teplow, Israeli Singer; Uri Galimidi, Executive Coach, The Will to Change Inc. www.thewilltochange.com

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Why an Israeli Boycott IS Anti-Semitic

Answer to the only honest question from a list of nasty comments about my video titled "NO ISRAELI PRODUCT BOYCOTT AT ENZO'S NO FRILLS"

Last Saturday there was a rumour going around in Toronto, circulating quickly on the internet, that there was a sign posted at Enzo's No Frills in Richmond Hill saying that for political reasons store was boycotting Israeli made products. It turned out that if such a sign ever existed (and even that is questionable), that the store was not behind it. 

In a video I shot stating I felt the store had no responsibility for the alleged sign (in case you want to watch the video I've posted it under this article), I stated that if such a sign was put up, it was an act of anti-Semitism. 

I received many comments on the video, most which I deleted because they were just nasty.  However, among the comments there was one that appeared to be an honest question so I'm posting it here with my answer below... 

@nataher123 commented: I don't understand David. You said a customer may have put it up to spread anti-semitic messages. Maybe he is just against Israel's policies? How does that make him a jew hater? A lot of orthodox Jews boycott Israel...does that make them anti-Semitic?

My answer: @nataher123 - Firstly, very few orthodox Jews boycott Israel - the few that do are way out on the fringe, so that's just not true. With respect to the other part of your question, it would be innapropriate for any customer to put a sign up on someone elses store but what I think you are really asking is "why do I say that someone who wants to boycott Israel is anti-Semitic, maybe they just don't agree with Israel's policies? Why is it anti-Semitic to disagree with Israel's policies?

If you want to criticize Israel that's OK, my point is that Israel is continually singled out and beat up in the media, in the UN, in Universities, at Gay Pride, at the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), called "Apartheid"; all while it's standards of justice and upholding of human rights are in my view are among the highest anywhere. When you look at the magnitude of viloations taking place in so many other places in the world-Iran, Congo, Darfur, China, Abu Graib etc. etc. (the violations are mind boggling - visit http://www.hrw.org/en/news for a taste) and you see Israel singled out continually, repeatedly (did you know that Muslim's from Darfur have found refuge in Israel, women have equal rights in Israel (remember Golda Meir - the world's third ever female Prime Minister), there are Arab members in Israel's Gov't, homosexuality is not a crime, all citizens are allowed to vote, have access to medical care etc. etc? I conclude that this kind of repeated villification of Israel can only be anti-Semitism.  

Where does this "new anti-Semitism", cloaked as harsh criticism about Israel come from?

The goal of the radical factions in the middle east - Iran, GAZA (HAMAS - a terrorist gov't), Hezbollah and even the PA who celebrate martyrdom, Syria and other places in the middle east, is to eliminate Israel and the Jews. It is a widely held view in the middle east. Watch this recent video from Syria where they acuse Jews of harvesting organs in Haiti - http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2370.htm - it's bizzare and backwards, unbelievable, but it's really happening, still today!  Unfortunately, anti-Semitism did not die with the Nazi's.

Israel's actions in the middle east, let's take GAZA; for example, while they may seem brutish to an outsider, are self defense. Israel did not ask for a war in GAZA. It withdrew from GAZA in 2005 to give the Palestinians autonomy (people forget the concessions Israel has made, hoping it might get some peace in return) and it got rockets from a government, later voted in, that openly states it's goal is to destroy Israel.  HAMAS used innocent civilians as human shields when Israel finally responded. 

Those in the west who sympathize with these factions, and this kind of sympathy is become increasingly pervasive in Canada (consider the United Church of Canada attempted boycott of Israel, the recent Israel Apartheid week which started on Canadian campuses, last summer's attempt to boycott Israeli wine, a recent attempt to boycott Mountain Equipment Co-op for selling Israeli products, an attempted boycott of the Toronto Film Festival because of it's Tel Aviv spotlight, Queers against Israel Apartheid in Gay Pride,  Sid Ryan of CUPE using his union to champion Israeli boycotts ) -- are supporting an idea borne out of anti-Semitism. So if you wonder why some Jews are quick to react and imagine the worst, maybe now you will understand why. 

The world can be savage, barbaric.  Six million Jews were exterminated by the Nazi's not that long ago. This year Holocaust Remembrance Day is Sunday, April 11. Genocide continues to take place in places like Darfur. Iran is building nuclear weapons and openly states it wants to wipe Israel off the map. Meanwhile, yesterday President Obama announced that he is implementing a new strategy to "narrow the conditions the United States would use nuclear weapons, even in self defense". So tell me, if we don't look after ourselves, who will? 

Mark Persaud from the Canadian International Peace Project (the CIPP), Dave Sheksin, Retired Major- Israeli Intelligence and writer, actor and producer Monica Parker

Mark Persaud from the Canadian International Peace Project (the CIPP), Dave Sheksin, Retired Major- Israeli Intelligence and writer, actor and producer Monica Parker 

 

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Human Rights Lawyer David Matas, Order of Canada recipient and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; Activitist and writer, Vardit Feldman; How to Network with Janette Burke, Your Marketing Magnet.

Human Rights Lawyer David Matas, Order of Canada recipient and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; Activitist and writer, Vardit Feldman; How to Network with Janette Burke, Your Marketing Magnet.

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November 17th, 2009 MENSCHLife

"Building A 100,000 Strong Facebook Community" w/Israeli internet marketing guru Joel Leyden http://www.israelpr.com/ "A Jewish Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Depression" w'Rabbi Baruch and Michal Finkelstein "Shari's Mission" find a match for Shari and thousands of others worldwide in need of a bone marrow transplant. Toronto drive Monday November 23, 2009, 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 1118 Centre Street, Thornhill Ontario http://www.sharismission.com/events.php for more information, http://www.ezermision.org in Israel or www.marrow.org in the US. If you have suggestions or comments, or would like to advertise on MENSCHLife, please send an e-mail to david@mortgagemensch.ca. For mortgage information visit www.mortgagemensch.ca or call me at 416 876 2031. Thanks for watching!

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Oct 13, 2009 MENSCHLife

Sarah Schur, UJA Canvasser, Israeli Division, www.ujafed.org Rabbi Mitch Mandel, Director of Outreach and Event Programming, Aish Toronto www.aishtoronto.com Nelson Hudes, Hudes Communications International (905) 660-9155, www.hudescommunications.com

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