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Hamilton Gets Ready for 66th Annual B’nai Brith Sports Celebrity Dinner

On Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, B’nai Brith Hamilton will host the 66th Annual B’nai Brith Hamilton Sports Celebrity Dinner, Hamilton’s most anticipated annual fundraising event, at the Hamilton Convention Centre. Reception starts at 5 p.m., while dinner begins at 6 p.m. For tickets, click here. (page does not exist) This year’s event will feature a star-studded […]

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Being a Victim of Antisemitism Has Actually Brought Me Hope

Ontario, Opinions /

In my time as a contributor for B’nai Brith Canada, I’ve written a lot about antisemitism and its implications. Last week, I penned a more personal story after finding a swastika drawn in the snow on my own front yard, discussing the myriad of emotions I felt that ranged from anger to sadness to anxiety.

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League for Human Rights to Host Award-Winning Holocaust Author

Community, Events /

B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights is proud to host award-winning author Dr. Steve (Gunnar S.) Paulsson for a lecture at Beth Emeth Synagogue in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26. Entitled “The Other Jews of Warsaw: An Underground Community and its Struggle to Survive,” the event will feature Dr. Paulsson discussing his decades-long Holocaust research, conclusions

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Young Israel of Chomedey Adjusts to Life in A New Home

Opinions, Quebec /

Quebec Confidential As membership dwindled and the average age of congregants dropped to about 75, the writing was on the wall for the Orthodox Young Israel of Chomedey Congregation in Laval, Quebec’s second largest city just across the bridge from Montreal. “We had talked about selling the building for years,” said Chairman George Finkelstein, a

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Kerry is Dead Wrong When it Comes to Settlements

Opinions /

In some 48 hours, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. His administration has already signalled a dramatic shift from policies introduced under soon-to-be former President Barack Obama, spanning issues such as healthcare, Iran, international trade, the United Nations, and perhaps most vocally, Israel. Of course, politicians aligned

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Police Investigating Swastika Incident in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Advocacy, Press Releases /

By Marty York Chief Media Officer B’nai Brith Canada The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service has launched an investigation to determine who drew a swastika and sexist slur in the snow on the front lawn of B’nai Brith Canada columnist Sara McCleary. In her weekly B’nai Brith column Monday, McCleary described the myriad of emotions she experienced

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A Swastika in the Snow: What I Got for Defending the Jewish Community

Ontario, Opinions /

Though my ancestry makes me Jewish and I have family members who are observant, I myself have never been a practicing member of the Jewish community. I write for B’nai Brith Canada as it helps me learn about my family’s roots and because I’m fundamentally opposed to any kind of hatred, so I’m proud to

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B’nai Brith Teams Up with Main Street Project in Winnipeg

Community /

By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is proud to have partnered up with the Main Street Project organization to donate food to the needy in Winnipeg. Since 1972, the organization has served the city’s most vulnerable by offering a safe place of respite, shelter and support, with dignity and without judgment, to individuals

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Canada to Attend Sunday’s ‘Middle East Peace Conference’ in Paris

Advocacy /

By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Canada will be sending a delegate to the Middle East peace conference in Paris, scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. French officials said representatives of at least 72 countries will attend the Conference for Peace in the Middle East, which will include a reported 40 foreign ministers. Newly

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BDS Referendum Quashed at Western University Affiliate

Advocacy, Press Releases /

By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada A planned referendum on whether or not to endorse the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel at King’s University College, a Catholic affiliate of Western University, has been cancelled (page does not exist) after Jewish students successfully argued that it violated the mandate of the

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