Advocacy

Community Organizations and Members Come Together to Honour International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. Feb. 7, 2018 WINNIPEG – In honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, 2018, B’nai Brith Canada came together in Winnipeg with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and several community organizations to put on a […]

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B’nai Brith Deeply Disappointed by McGill Report on Antisemitism

Feb. 6, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is expressing its frustration after a McGill University report asserted that antisemitism played no role in the removal of Jewish student Noah Lew and two pro-Israel peers from student government in October. The report, authored by former

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Canadian Fundraising Event Endorsing UNRWA Linked to Terrorist Supporter

Feb. 5, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A United Nations agency, already under fire for indoctrinating youngsters to violent struggle instead of peace, is raising money in Canada with help from a supporter of Palestinian terrorism, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) participated

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B’nai Brith Canada Appalled by Antisemitism on “Muslims in Calgary” Website

Jan. 31, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada CALGARY – B’nai Brith Canada has filed a complaint with the Calgary Police Service over the virulently antisemitic content being promoted by a group, Muslims in Calgary, on its website and Facebook page. On Wednesday, a concerned community member

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B’nai Brith Urges Poland to Reconsider Controversial Holocaust Bill

Jan. 29, 2018 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is strongly urging the Government of Poland to reconsider adopting proposed legislation that would outlaw blaming the country for any crimes committed during the Holocaust. The legislation, passed as a bill on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, suggests

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Canadian Holocaust Denier Arrested in Germany Following B’nai Brith Complaint

Jan. 4, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Monika Schaefer, a German-Canadian Holocaust denier and former Green Party of Canada candidate, has been arrested in Munich. Supporters of Schaefer are explicitly blaming B’nai Brith Canada for her arrest. B’nai Brith had filed complaints against Schaefer with German

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Ten Ways B’nai Brith Canada Supported Our Community in 2017

1. Supported Jewish students on campus. B’nai Brith Canada was active in helping Canadian students fight antisemitism on campus this year. In Montreal, after students were unfairly targeted for supporting pro-Israel causes, our petition to McGill Principal Suzanne Fortier prompted her to investigate and condemn the incident. In a separate incident at McGill, B’nai Brith exposed a student

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UNGA Resolution Against Jerusalem Unhelpful to Peace Process: B’nai Brith Canada

By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Dec. 21, 2017 Thursday’s resolution by the United Nations General Assembly is unhelpful to the peace process, B’nai Brith Canada has concluded. The resolution urges the United States to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It was approved by 128 countries, with 35

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Montreal Synagogues Rocked by Hate Mail Calling for Jewish Genocide

By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Dec. 18, 2017 MONTREAL – At least two synagogues in the Montreal area – Beth Ora and Shaare Zedek – received antisemitic hate mail Monday that advocated for the genocide of Jewish people, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. The letter, which strongly resembles Nazi propaganda, contained the phrase

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