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B’nai B’rith Sends Letter to US President-Elect Donald Trump

B’nai B’rith International has sent a letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump congratulating him on his election as the 45th president of the United States. On behalf of B’nai B’rith International, President Gary P. Saltzman and Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin wrote: Dear Mr. President-elect: On behalf of B’nai B’rith International’s members and supporters around […]

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My Grandfather’s Testimony at the Last of the Nazi Trials

Opinions /

I am the grandchild of four Holocaust survivors. In February, I accompanied my maternal grandparents, Marika and Bill Glied, to Detmold, Germany to witness my grandfather’s testimony against a former SS Nazi guard, Reinhold Hanning. I travelled back in June to witness the court give its judgment. On June 17, 2016, for likely the

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Artists 4 Israel Makes Strong Impression on First Visit to Montreal

Campus, Opinions, Quebec /

For a first-time visit to Montreal, Artists 4 Israel made a fairly good impression last week on McGill and Concordia university campuses. Artists 4 Israel was established in 2009 as a non-profit initiative to promote artists’ rights and the right of Israel to exist in peace and security. Based in New York City, its artists are talented

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The Need to Properly Address Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community

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Worldwide, 35% of women have been the victim of either physical or sexual violence at some point in their life, most of this coming from an intimate partner. Within Ontario, more than 6% of women who have been or are currently in a serious relationship report experiencing domestic abuse. While this is far better than the global average,

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Round Trip for 4, Acura TLX, and MORE Up for Grabs at B’nai Brith Auction

Community /

B’nai Brith Canada’s 2016 Human Rights Gala honouring Canadian music legend and humanitarian David Foster takes place this Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Mattamy Centre in Toronto. It will include live performances from Ruben Studdard, Kelly Levesque, Sinbad, and Mr. Foster himself. Tickets are running out, so get yours while you still can by contacting Elyse Gruenspan at [email protected]. For

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Volunteering – A Great Mitzvah

Opinions, Quebec /

One of the essential pillars of B’nai Brith Canada as a charitable organization traditionally has been volunteer community service. After all, “people helping people” is something we like to say, so I hope that the following piece of personal history tugs at your heartstrings and persuades you that there is importance attached to volunteering to

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Artists 4 Israel Hope to Make Positive Impact at Concordia University

Campus, Opinions /

I’ve often reported on anti-Israel activities at the downtown campus of Concordia University and the incident that stands out most vividly for me occurred in 2002, when Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak there. At the time, he was the former Prime Minister of Israel. His speech was cancelled after several hundred demonstrators got into

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York U Vows to Stop Circulation of Antisemitic Publication

Advocacy, Press Releases /

York University has vowed to stop the circulation of Your Ward News – a publication deemed by various human rights groups as antisemitic, racist and homophobic – after copies of it were widely distributed on York’s Keele campus. A spokesperson at the York University President’s Office told B’nai Brith Canada that it “will take appropriate steps to

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Check Mate! B’nai Brith Invitational Chess Tournament a Great Success

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WINNIPEG – It was a “rooking” time at the Asper Community Centre in Winnipeg last Sunday, as B’nai Brith Canada’s Midwest Region held its Third Annual B’nai Brith Invitational Chess Tournament. There were 25 “chess nuts” who partook in the competition. After five rounds of intense play, it was Nilo Moncal who came up on top,

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Will the Universities Canada New Non-Discriminatory Policy Make a Difference?

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Universities Canada is an organization that, according to its website, provides “university presidents with a unified voice for higher education, research and innovation.” The group aims to “foster collaboration among universities and governments, the private sector, communities and international partners to help build a better world” and to “find solutions to the most pressing challenges

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