Letter to Canada’s New Foreign Minister – B’nai Brith Canada
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Survey Showing Persistent Antisemitism in Europe a Grave Warning for Canada, B’nai Brith Says
By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – A major survey of Jews in Europe has painted a harrowing account of what it’s like to be Jewish in the European Diaspora. Conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the survey, the largest in history conducted of Jewish people worldwide, shows
B’nai Brith Canada to New Foreign Minister: Lead Way in Fighting Antisemitism
December 9, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada congratulates Canada’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, François-Philippe Champagne, as he takes up his new role. While the ministerial mandate letter will be released soon, we believe any such mandate must include various key responsibilities for the sake of protecting Canada’s Jewish community, combating the
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B’nai Brith Canada Welcomes New IHRA Education Materials
December 5, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada welcomes publication of new education materials by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). IHRA’s Recommendations for Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust were published Dec. 4, 2019. In commending IHRA’s latest steps to strengthen Holocaust awareness, counter-denial and distortion, B’nai Brith believes IHRA member countries must seize
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Supreme Court Denies Nazi’s Deportation Appeal
December 5, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The Supreme Court of Canada has denied a former Nazi’s request to appeal the revocation of his citizenship. Helmut Oberlander was a member of a gruesome Nazi death squad unit that murdered more than 90,000 Jewish men, women and children during the Second World War. Efforts have been under way for more than two decades
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Violence Promoted to Children at Mississauga Solidarity Event
December 4, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A recent Palestinian solidarity event in Mississauga featured children dancing to songs glorifying violence, a B’nai Brith Canada investigation reveals. On Sunday, the Arab Palestine Association of Ontario (APAO) hosted a commemoration for the “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People,” featuring outgoing Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Mississauga Centre MP Omar
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Our Appeal to the Prime Minister: Confronting Antisemitism Will Strengthen National Unity
December 3, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada has submitted a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlining its priorities ahead of the new session of Parliament, which begins on Thursday, Dec. 5. The letter lists specific proposals and aims to continue our push for a concerted effort to combat hate and racism
Our Letter to the Prime Minister
15 Hove Street Toronto, Ontario M3H 4Y8 November 20, 2019 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Prime Minister, On behalf of B’nai Brith Canada, I congratulate you on your recent election victory and your returning to office
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Community Volunteers Throw a Strike for Special Needs Community
December 2, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – The overarching goal of Miriam Home is to treat and support children, adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorders – and to help them reach their full potential as individuals. Miriam Home is the host site for both the McGill University and Dawson College chapters
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More U of T Professors Sign Letter Demanding Kosher Food on Campus
December 1, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada has intensified its demand that the University of Toronto (U of T) address concerns raised by a large number of faculty members about antisemitism on campus. In the aftermath of last month’s kosher food debacle, efforts by a group of nearly 60 faculty members to work
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