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WATCH: Canadians Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut Across the Country!

May 2, 2017 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is proud to have taken part in flag-raising ceremonies and similar events in Canada today in honour of Yom Ha’atzmaut, celebrating 69 years of Israeli independence, and thousands of years of Jewish history. Across the country, B’nai Brith representatives were joined by Canadian citizens, community leaders, and politicians […]

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B’nai Brith Honours Jewish Man Who Saved Hundreds from Nazi Persecution

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VANCOUVER – Last week, B’nai Brith World Centre – Jerusalem and B’nai Brith Canada bestowed the Jewish Rescuers Citation to Dora Aftergood, 94, in honour of her father Dr. Assaf Atchildi, who put his own life at risk to ensure the survival of over 300 Jews in Nazi-occupied France. The Citation is a project initiated in

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On Yom HaShoah, Join B’nai Brith Canada in Honouring and Remembering Our Fallen

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada April 23, 2017 TORONTO – Today, on the eve of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), B’nai Brith Canada pays tribute to the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as the Romani, disabled, members of the LGBTQ + community, and countless others who lost

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Swastika Trail Dispute Heading to Court

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April 11, 2017 PUSLINCH, Ont. – Concerned residents of Puslinch, southeast of Guelph, Ont., have launched an application for judicial review of the local Council’s refusal to change an offensive street name. The application alleges that by following the results of an unfair and biased voting process conducted by residents on the street itself, Puslinch Township

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B’nai Brith Canada Lauds UBC Students For Rejecting BDS

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April 9, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada VANCOUVER – After a week-long referendum, students at the University of British Columbia voted against endorsing the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, with 48 per cent for and 52 per cent against. Turnout in the referendum also fell well short of the eight

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Antisemitic Graffiti Strikes Four Canadian Campuses

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April 7, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Over the past week, Jewish students have discovered either disturbing antisemitic graffiti or vandalism at four separate university campuses across the country. The first incident came on March 30 at York University in Toronto, where a large swastika and the world “heil”

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This Passover, Join B’nai Brith Canada in Our Fight for Freedom

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Dear Friends, Jewish people worldwide will gather to celebrate Passover this Monday, April 10. Passover, of course, teaches us many virtues but, most importantly, it represents the liberation of the Jewish people and our freedom from slavery after centuries of oppression. Today, we can take pride in how much we have accomplished. We are equally proud

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Hamas-Linked Slogans Promoted at UBC Anti-Israel Event

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April 2, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada VANCOUVER – An anti-Israel student group at the University of British Columbia facilitated the sale of scarves with Hamas-affiliated slogans at a campus event, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. At a March 17 event called “A Night with Palestine” hosted by Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights

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Ryerson Students Adopt Canadian Definition of Antisemitism

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On Wednesday, the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) voted to adopt a definition of antisemitism in line with what is used by the governments of Canada (page does not exist) and Ontario. The definition includes the denial of the Jewish right to self-determination, the application of double-standards to the State of Israel, the comparison of contemporary Israeli

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Antisemitic Bomb Threats Strike York’s Glendon Campus

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March 22, 2017 By Aidan Fishman and Marty York Campus Advocacy Coordinator | Chief Media Officer B’nai Brith Canada Buildings at York University’s Glendon College Campus were evacuated Wednesday after a bomb threat targeted the Jewish community. This followed a similar incident that took place Tuesday. “There have been seven incidents at Glendon altogether since March 8,” Toronto

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