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B’nai Brith Canada Launches, Expands its Annual Diverse Minds Creative Writing Contest

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B’nai Brith Canada is excited to announce the launch of its annual Diverse Minds creative writing contest for high school students. The contest, which invites participants to submit their own illustrated, original children’s books containing messages on the values of diversity and inclusion, is in its third year in Manitoba and second in the Greater […]

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B’nai Brith Canada’s Year in Review 2020

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The year 2020 has been highly challenging and we will not miss it. COVID-19 has affected us all in a wide variety of ways. As the Jewish people have always done during dark periods of crisis, however, we relied on our constant hopes for a brighter future and our willingness to help one another when

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Let’s Demand Justice for the Uyghur People

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December 10, 2020 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the public to demand justice for the Uyghur people, including an end to the Chinese government’s persecution of the Uyghurs and other minorities. In a virtual event Thursday, Ran Ukashi, National Director of B’nai Brith’s League for Human Rights, moderated a panel discussing the

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B’nai Brith Canada Has a Fresh New Look!

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B’nai Brith Canada is thrilled to unveil its new look today and share with you our new branding! We have come a long way over the decades, and we are extremely proud of our history. Our new branding continues to demonstrate the vitality and energy of B’nai Brith Canada. Featuring our theme of trees, our

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Mostyn: Canada Must Adhere to Its Principles at the UN

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Dec. 4, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO — The Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada has publicly drawn attention to the country’s failure to adhere consistently to its principles on its United Nations votes involving Israel. Michael Mostyn, in a hard-hitting column in the Canadian Jewish Record, takes issue with objections in the CJR last week

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Mazel Tov to B’nai Brith Supporters Earl Barish and Eddie Rice

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December 3, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada wishes a hearty mazel tov to two of its great supporters, Earl Barish and Eddie Rice, on receiving high honours at B’nai B’rith International’s 2020 International Leadership Forum. At a recent virtual event, while featured expert speakers discussed antisemitism and other issues of concern to the Jewish community, Earl

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Marcy Markusa from CBC Information Radio

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Click here to listen to Marcy Markusa from CBC Information Radio interview three Winnipeg students and their teacher, Jennifer Oldfield, about their experiences entering our inaugural 2019 competition!

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Write Your MP: The IRGC Must Be Listed As A Terrorist Organization

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Dec. 1, 2020 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is calling on members of the public to contact their local Members of Parliament and demand that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) be immediately listed as a terrorist group in its entirety. B’nai Brith held a virtual event Monday night to commemorate a tragic but little-known chapter in

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Heartfelt Stories: Jews from Arab Countries and Iran

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B’nai Brith Canada brings you a series of accounts from Jews from Arab Countries and Iran. Join us to watch and listen to the heartfelt details of their horrifying uprooting experiences. The event will appear on this page on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7pm EST.

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B’nai Brith Applauds Appointment of New Government Envoy to Fight Antisemitism

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November 25, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is applauding the federal government’s announcement Thursday that it will establish a position to help combat antisemitism. After many years of B’nai Brith advocacy calling for such a position to be created, the government indicated that it will appoint human-rights expert and former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler as its

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