October 4, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – In a historic moment for Canada, Annamie Paul has become the first Jewish woman to lead a major federal political party and the first Black woman to lead one on a permanent basis. In results unveiled yesterday evening, Paul triumphed over seven other contenders to win the leadership of the […]
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October 2, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Please sign this petition, led by University of Toronto faculty, encouraging the university to stand strong in refusing to hire Valentina Azarova to head its Faculty of Law’s International Human Rights Program (IHRP). The petition is open to all and draws attention to Azarova’s worrying associations with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are closely
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October 1, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is delighted to offer congratulations to the winners of last night’s Diverse Minds Creative Writing Competition in Montreal. This was the first year of this contest in Montreal, and we are extremely proud of all the incredible work and dedication the participants and those involved
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October 1, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada https://www.bnaibrith.ca/montreal_diverse_minds_winners (English) https://www.bnaibrith.ca/felicitations_aux_gagnants (French)
September 25, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is encouraging the University of Toronto to resist a pressure campaign demanding it hire an anti-Israel activist with ties to an organization closely linked to a terrorist group. Valentina Azarova, who has been painted by several news reports as a harmless “human-rights scholar,” was allegedly under
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Recently, B’nai Brith Canada proudly held a unique pop-up store event to support community members in need of slightly used and new clothing for the winter. Our objective was simple: We wished to ensure that folks in our community, those who needed winter coats, boots and the like, had access to them, free of charge.
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September 24, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is advocating for the democratic rights of Jewish voters when it comes to the date of Canada’s next election. Elections Canada is consulting stakeholders such as B’nai Brith on dates for the next federal election, possibly to take place during the challenging time of COVID-19. In
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September 22, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is deeply disturbed by three antisemitic incidents that marred Jewish holiday observances in Canada’s largest province this past weekend. From Friday night to Sunday night, Jews across Canada and around the world marked Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, when members of the community pray for
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September 18, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada By Marcy Markusa, CBC Click to listen to the full interview here.
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September 17, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada EDMONTON – A figure with a long history of inciting hatred has been denied a platform in Canada following community and B’nai Brith Canada advocacy. Following fruitful discussions between B’nai Brith Alberta Public Affairs Manager Abe Silverman and the Archdiosese of Edmonton, the latter has barred Father Tadeusz Rydzyk, head of
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