ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Tête-à-tête: Conversations in Canadian Jewish Studies launches with conversation between Jonathan Slater and Daniel Held about the many varieties of Jewish education in Canada, as well as its opportunities and challenges, its promises and pitfalls. They discuss current trends facing Jewish educational institutions and programs and visions for how Jewish education can continue to flourish in Canada.
OUR GUEST
Daniel Held is the chief program officer at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, responsible for the organization’s strategy to strengthen the vibrancy and vitality of Jewish Toronto. Daniel previously served as the executive director of UJA’s Julia and Henry Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education, overseeing UJA’s work in Jewish education and engagement. A passionate educator, Daniel was a teacher and educator in a wide range of settings. Daniel holds a doctorate in Jewish education and is an alumnus of the Wexner Fellow/Davidson Scholar Program and the Mandel Executive Leadership Institute.
RECOMMENDED READING
Guest Editors' Introduction, Laura Wiseman, Daniel Held, Karen Gazith, Special Volume of Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes on Jewish Education in Canada
EPISODE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Host: Jonathan Slater
Producer/Editor: Michelle Chang
Music: J.K. Bradley
Executive Producers: Joshua Tapper and David S. Koffman
Tête-à-tête: Conversations in Canadian Jewish Studies is made possible by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s Aid to Scholarly Journals program and the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies and J. Richard Shiff Chair for the Study of Canadian Jewry, both at York University.