The annual Purim front page

The Most Interesting Man in the World, an advertising meme that originated with the Dos Equis beer brand, appears on the cover of The Canadian Jewish News in honour of Purim. (The holiday begins with Megillah readings in the evening of Monday, March 9.) In the mischievous spirit of it all, we also made a few more:

• Jewish academics based largely in the University of Toronto’s dentistry and medical schools are reaching out to other faculty in a bid to increase the pressure on the administration, regarding anti-Semitism on campus.
   
• A Quebec City auction house is refusing to withdraw from sale Nazi memorabilia despite objection from the Jewish community.
   
• Rabbi Jarrod Grover officiated at Norene Gilletz’s funeral with his personal reflections about the Canadian queen of kosher cuisine.

The non-kosher Sea-Hi Famous Chinese Chop Suey Restaurant will close at 3645 Bathurst St. on March 8—the date was extended due to popular demand—while an different Toronto-area Chinese food fixture is hoping for a better fortune: Kashruth Council of Canada issued a notice to promote Golden Chopsticks, at 7000 Bathurst St. It’s struggled due to false fears of catching the coronavirus from Chinese-Canadian cooking staff. 

• Woody Allen wrote a memoir, Apropos of Nothing, due April 7. His estranged daughter, Dylan Farrow, found the surprise publishing announcement “deeply upsetting.”
   
• Judge Judy will end its 25-year run in 2021, as Judy Sheindlin will move to a new show, Judy Justice. She reportedly sought a different deal because of a feud with CBS.
   
• James Lipton, longtime host of Inside the Actors Studio, died on March 2 at age 93. His own colourful life included running a bordello in Paris after the Second World War.