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Metro Responds to BDS Stickers: ‘This Does Not Reflect Our Opinions’

Oct. 11, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Metro Ontario Inc., the corporation that oversees the chain of Metro grocery stores across the province, is decrying the anti-Israel, pro-BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) stickers that were recently discovered at two of its Toronto locations. “This signage was …

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Toronto Jewish Day School Vandalized with Palestinian Terror Slogans

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Oct. 9, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A Jewish day school in Toronto was vandalized with pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas slogans over the long weekend, B’nai Brith Canada learned after receiving a call to its Anti-Hate Hotline. On Tuesday, staff arrived at the Leo Baeck Day School, …

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B’nai Brith Canada Urges CAQ to Reconsider Banning Religious Symbols

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Oct. 5, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – As the controversy intensifies over the freshly elected Coalition Avenir Quebec’s (CAQ) proposed ban on religious symbols in public institutions across Quebec, B’nai Brith Canada is urging Premier-elect Francois Legault to reconsider adopting the discriminatory legislation. On Tuesday, shortly …

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PETITION: ICNA Must Remove Hateful Speakers from its Toronto Conference

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Sept. 26, 2018 Tahir Alvi, President Islamic Circle of North America – Canada 391 Burnhamthorpe Road East Oakville, ON L6H 7B4 Dear President Alvi, We, the undersigned, demand that you rescind the invitations for the following speakers at your upcoming annual convention, Carry the Light, taking place on Oct. 6-7, 2018 at the International Centre in …

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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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