The Shpiel on Hamilton's interview with Marvin Karon, the co-founder and executive director of Shakesperience. Marvin is an actor, an acting coach, a teacher, and the founder and executive director of Shakesperience, a non-profit organization that brings professional actors into Ontario classrooms with the goal of making Shakespeare more accessible to children. In the following episode, Marvin shares his insights on the question of whether The Merchant of Venice is antisemitic, and explains the circumstances that got him thinking about taking Shakesperience outside the classroom and into a synagogue to explore a topic that could not be more timely.

The Shpiel on Hamilton's interview with Victoria Mancinelli, director of public relations, marketing and strategic partnerships at LiUNA. Mancinelli is not Jewish, but this fearless and outspoken woman who calls herself an unapologetic Zionist, has been a constant presence on social media over the last eight months, advocating for Israel and the Jewish community.

In this two-part episode of the Shpiel on Hamilton, Wendy Schneider speaks to two outstanding leaders, one Jewish, and one from the non-Jewish community, who have risen to the challenges of crisis leadership. Today's episode features an interview with Jason Waxman

The Shpiel on Hamilton interviews Rebekah Wolkstein, the multi-talented leader and founding member of the Payadora Tango Ensemble in advance of their May 22 performance at the Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre.

The Shpiel on Hamilton interviews three doctors from the Jewish community who volunteered with Magen David Adom and an Israeli Canadian social worker/artist who is counselling traumatized Israelis in her home country

Wendy Schneider's daughters share the ways in which they're being affected by the events in Israel.

The Shpiel on Hamilton's October 17 interview with Gustavo Rymberg, CEO of the Hamilton Jewish Federation, in which he explains how Federation has been working tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of our community, about Gustavo’s personal experiences with terrorism in his native Buenos Aires, and why he believes the events of October 7 have changed everything, not only for Israel, but for the Jewish world.

How to understand antisemitism is the topic of Professor Dov Waxman's talk at the upcoming Lillian and Marvin Goldblatt Lecture at McMaster University in Hamilton on Oct. 23.