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SIGN OUR PETITION: Demand Islamic Group Remove Hateful Speakers from Toronto Conference

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Sept. 26, 2018 By Daniel Koren & Ran Ukashi B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A bevy of figures who have engaged in homophobic, misogynistic or antisemitic rhetoric are scheduled to speak next week in Mississauga, Ont., at a convention run by the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Canada. To demand that the ICNA remove these speakers […]

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Join us for Second Helpings…Encore! A B’nai Brith Canada Signature Event

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Sept. 20, 2018 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is excited to celebrate the notable 50th anniversary of the Jewish cooking bible, Second Helpings, Please! And we’ll celebrate it with a kosher epicurean event like no other. On Wednesday, Nov. 21, at the state-of-the-art Universal Eventspace in Vaughan, Ont., leading chefs will come together for Second Helpings…Encore!, to celebrate one

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Former Nazi Helmut Oberlander Finally Loses Appeal

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Sept. 27, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A former Nazi who illegally gained entry into Canada by lying about his past has lost his appeal to retain his Canadian citizenship. On Thursday, Justice Michael Phelan maintained that the federal government’s decision to revoke Helmut Oberlander of

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B’nai Brith Canada Proud to Sponsor Major International Conference on Antisemitism

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Sept. 13, 2018 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada, in conjunction with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies, is proud to be the exclusive Jewish-community sponsor of a major international symposium on antisemitism and Israel. Israel @ 70: Critical Perspectives on Diaspora Relations, Identity and Antisemitism will take

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B’nai Brith Deeply Disturbed by Antisemitic Attack on Canadian-Jewish MPs

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Sept. 9, 2018 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is denouncing an antisemitic slur levelled against Canadian Jewish elected officials by the chair of one of Canada’s largest anti-Israel groups. Dimitri Lascaris, Chair of the Board of Directors for “Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East” (CJPME), accused Liberal MPs Anthony Housefather and Michael Levitt on

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Distributor Removes Antisemitic, Anti-Muslim Shirts After B’nai Brith Canada Complaint

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Sept. 4, 2018 By Amanda Attar Communications Associate B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A leading U.S. T-shirt distributor has pulled the plug on a selection of antisemitic, anti-Muslim and misogynistic clothing articles following demands to remove them from B’nai Brith Canada. Last week, B’nai Brith notified San Francisco-based company Teespring that several items available for

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B’nai Brith Canada Applauds CPC Resolution on Jerusalem

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Aug. 26, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is applauding a Conservative Party of Canada resolution to move Canada’s embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the Jewish people. On Saturday, at the annual CPC convention in Halifax, Conservative delegates overwhelmingly

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MP Iqra Khalid Apologizes, Rescinds Certificate to Activist Linked to Hate Rally

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Aug. 16, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – MP Iqra Khalid has rescinded a Certificate of Appreciation to a controversial activist and has apologized for her insensitive actions following intense public pressure. Her apology and revocation come fewer than 24 hours following a B’nai Brith Canada petition urging

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PETITION: MP Iqra Khalid Must Apologize for Rewarding Activist Linked to Hate Rally

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Aug. 15, 2018 To Iqra Khalid MP, Mississauga-Erin Mills Dear Ms. Khalid, We, the undersigned, demand you apologize for bestowing a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of the Federal Government of Canada to Amin El-Maoued, Public Relations Chief of Palestine House, who led a July 2017 rally laden with hate-filled and antisemitic slogans. During the

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SIGN OUR PETITION: MP Iqra Khalid Must Rescind Certificate to Activist Linked to Hate Rally

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Aug. 15, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – A Member of Parliament with a checkered history has added to her list of controversies by presenting a Certificate of Appreciation to an activist who led a rally laden with hate-filled and antisemitic slogans, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Consequently, B’nai Brith

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