Linda Sarsour (Photo Credit: Wiki Commons) By Willem HartHuman Rights ResearcherB'nai Brith Canada May 19, 2017 B'nai Brith Canada applauds the nearly one hundred Holocaust survivors in New York who have signed a petition delivered to Governor Andrew Cuomo, urging him to intervene and oppose the decision of the City University of New York (CUNY) to invite Linda Sarsour to speak at a scheduled graduation ceremony. Continue reading

You can WIN this action figure of David Ben-Gurion! See below for details. May 19, 2017 By Tony StortzEquity & Diversity ResearcherB'nai Brith Canada In honour of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) on Tuesday, B’nai Brith Canada is celebrating some of our favourite Zionist heroes, commemorating those who've made immense contributions to the State of Israel and whose legacies will never be forgotten. Continue reading

B'nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn testifies at the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights in Ottawa May 17, 2017 By Melissa AflaloB'nai Brith Canada On Tuesday, Ontario Senator Linda Frum welcomed the unanimous passage of Bill S-232, an act that would recognize the month of May as Canadian Jewish Heritage Month in Canada, a motion that was encouraged and supported by B’nai Brith Canada.   Continue reading

  May 17, 2017Fifty years ago, facing Arab armies mobilizing against it, the Israel Defence Forces staged a preemptive strike leading to the 1967 Six-Day War, which resulted in the reunification of Jerusalem and instituting the freedom of religion for all faiths to gain access to the Kotel (Western Wall). Continue reading

April 25, 2017 By Jaimie GoldsteinB'nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is excited to offer you the chance to win a package featuring two tickets to see The Zookeeper’s Wife, based on Diane Ackerman’s nonfiction book by the same name, at any Cineplex Theatre in Canada. The package also includes a copy of Ackerman’s novel signed by Academy Award-nominated actress Jessica Chastain, who stars in the film adaptation. Continue reading

Ari Grossman (centre) leads Canada at the Opening Ceremonies of the World University Games in Kazakhstan April 13, 2017 By B'nai Brith Canada Staff Not often do people get chosen for a position to lead an entire country.  Continue reading

  March 29, 2017 By David GrossmanSpecial to B'nai Brith Canada Sometimes things change for the better – but, then again, sometimes things never change. Continue reading

B'nai Brith Canada is delighted to announce that NHL Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne and Toronto Mayor John Tory will participate in the 2nd Annual B'nai Brith Charity Golf Classic, which will take place at the breathtaking new Lebovic Golf Club in Aurora, Ont., on Monday, June 12, 2017. Continue reading

John Tory, John Filion, Rabbi Moshe Steiner, Michael Mostyn and James Pasternak at a press conference in Toronto on Feb. 22, 2017. By Tevy PilcStaff Writer/ResearcherB'nai Brith Canada Feb. 22, 2017 B'nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn spoke at a news conference on Wednesday, Feb, 22, 2017, alongside Toronto police and Mayor John Tory at the Toronto Police Service Division 32 headquarters following incidents of antisemitic vandalism in Toronto, most notably, when post-it notes with antisemitic slurs were discovered on doors at a Toronto condo a few days earlier. Continue reading

By Daniel KorenMedia CoordinatorB'nai Brith Canada On Monday, Feb. 13, the board of directors of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) rejected a motion by a vote of 5-4 calling for the removal of Igor Sadikov from the board. Continue reading