Being Proud of Being You
January 20, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada In an interview with Simon Fuller of The Lance, Diverse Minds winner Varina Penner encourages students to enter this year’s competition!
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Federal Government Put on Notice by Canadian Jewish and Iranian Groups
January 13, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – Leaders from Canada’s Iranian and Jewish communities have given the federal government 30 days’ notice to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its entirety as a terrorist organization. At a news conference in Ottawa Monday, leaders from the Council of Iranian Canadians, the Justice 88 Campaign and B’nai Brith Canada urged the government to
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Sign Our Petition to List the IRGC as a Terrorist Organization within the Next 30 Days
Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Nineteen months have elapsed since the House of Commons passed a bipartisan motion calling on the government to “immediately” list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in its entirety, as a terrorist organization. Nevertheless, the government has not yet followed through on this commitment. It makes little sense to ban only
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B’nai Brith Deeply Disturbed by Swastika Hate Incidents
January 9, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is sounding the alarm after two particularly brazen hate incidents involving swastikas were revealed this week. In Toronto, an elderly man with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and diabetes was reported by his family on Wednesday to have had a swastika drawn on his head with black marker. The man resides
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B’nai Brith Condemns U of T Labour Union over Antisemitic Tweets
January 5, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is taking a labour union at the University of Toronto (U of T) to task over a series of anti-Israel and antisemitic tweets issued by its official Twitter account. On Friday, CUPE 3902 lashed out at Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, lamenting the fact that his “recent rejection
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B’nai Brith Canada’s 2019 Year in Review
Click here to make a tax-deductible donation Dec. 23, 2019 Dear Friends, As we celebrate the happy holiday of Chanukah, we also illuminate the year 2019. It was long, tumultuous and at times horrifying and unfathomable for the Jewish world. Antisemitism and violent Jew-hatred rose. It emanated from all corners – including white supremacists, radical Islamists and even Hebrew
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B’nai Brith Student Initiative Wins Recognition in Manitoba
December 20, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada WINNIPEG – The organizers and winners of a B’nai Brith Canada initiative have been named to 2019’s “Fascinating Manitobans” list. The list is released by Ace Burpee, a popular Manitoba radio host and social-media personality, and showcases 100 noteworthy difference-makers in the province each year. Highlighted on this year’s list were Adriana Glikman, B’nai
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Ace Burpee’s Fascinating Manitobans for 2019: The Manitoba 150 Edition
December 20, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada By Ace Burpee Ace Burpee honours 2019 Manitoba winner Varina Penner and B’nai Brith Canada’s, Diverse Minds program coordinator, Adriana Glikman on his list of fascinating Manitobans. Read the full list here.
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B’nai Brith Student Initiative Wins Recognition in Manitoba
December 20, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada WINNIPEG – The organizers and winners of a B’nai Brith Canada initiative have been named to 2019’s “Fascinating Manitobans” list. The list is released by Ace Burpee, a popular Manitoba radio host and social-media personality, and showcases 100 noteworthy difference-makers in the province each year. Highlighted on this year’s list were Adriana Glikman, B’nai
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Radical Speakers on Agenda for Toronto Islamic Conference
December 19, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is disturbed by the scheduled appearances of extremist figures at a major Islamic event, set to begin this Friday (Dec. 20) in Canada’s largest city. “Reviving the Islamic Spirit,” Canada’s largest Islamic conference, will feature American preachers Yasir Qadhi, Siraj Wahhaj and Omar Suleiman among
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