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Welcoming Marvin Rotrand – New National Director of the League of Human Rights

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For the first time in 40 years, Marvin Rotrand’s name was not on the ballot paper for Montreal’s municipal elections. The longest-serving councillor, who represented the Snowdon district for 39 years under eight different mayors, has left city politics for a new position. As National Director of B’nai Brith’s League of Human Rights, he is …

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B’nai Brith Canada Gets a New Look

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You may have noticed our updated logos. The new look more accurately reflects the various aspects of our organization. People know B’nai Brith Canada for our relentless advocacy efforts to stamp out antisemitism and discrimination. We also engage in community and sports programs that include a wide range of activates that represent our core values …

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Welcoming New Sports Members

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Dear Sports Members, I would like to welcome you all back to B’nai Brith Sports of Canada. I hope you and your families are doing well and staying safe. It has been a challenging 18 months for many of us. Living through these stoppages, shutdowns, and closures has taken its toll on many of our …

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Basketball Updates – November 2021

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Basketball is off to a strong start. We are having hard competition in all 3 Divisions, while our SESSIONS training has seen amazing results after only 2 weeks of play. Our new location this season provides a “Lounge area” for players and guests to gather safely before and after games. Please utilize the B’nai Brith discount …

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B’nai Brith Canada’s Volunteers of the Month: Tiphaera Ziner Cohen

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B’nai Brith Canada has introduced a new feature that is being posted regularly at www.bnaibrith.ca/volunteer-with-us. This feature allows us to pay tribute and express gratitude to exceptional volunteers who have given their time and energy to further the missions of our grassroots, human-rights organization. We are grateful and proud of — Tiphaera Ziner Cohen realized …

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Clothing Drive – October 2021

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Unwanted Clothes? Pay it Forward. Donate to the B’nai Brith Canada Clothing Drive. Please donate your unwanted clothing to B’nai Brith Canada’s Clothing Drive. Items will be offered to agencies and Jewish families in need throughout the city. Our clothing truck will be located at the Promenade Mall LCBO parking lot (1 Promenade Circle in …

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Emergency Afghan Refugee Relief Campaign Continues

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TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) are partnering with the Afghan Women’s Organization Refugee & Immigrant Service and The Neighbourhood Organization to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees. Thousands of Afghan refugees are being resettled in Canada because of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Many are facing difficulties, from …

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Celebrating the Chaggim in Dignity

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B’nai Brith wants to make sure that everyone can celebrate the holidays in dignity enjoying a festive meal. Together with JCFS, B’nai Brith delivered 100 food bags throughout our community. Our volunteers were instrumental in making this happen! Too many people in our community experience food insecurity. B’nai Brith wants everyone to celebrate the holidays …

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People Helping People

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Diandra and Jordana Etkin, two sisters from Winnipeg, Manitoba, have been volunteering for B’nai Brith in Winnipeg for over a decade. Giving their time as volunteers was a lesson that Diandra and Jordana learned early on from their family. In Jordana’s words: “volunteering is part of my identity.” The Etkin sisters’ first program as volunteers …

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