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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

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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

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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

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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

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Our Letter to the Prime Minister

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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

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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

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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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B’nai Brith lance le concours de création littéraire La Diversité parmi nous

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29 novembre 2019 B’nai Brith Canada est fière de lancer une initiative éducative passionnante qui encourage la diversité et enseigne de précieuses leçons d’inclusion et de tolérance aux élèves du primaire et du secondaire. Depuis 1875, B’nai Brith mène la lutte pour les droits de la personne et l’égalité au Canada, et nous sommes fiers de

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Help B’nai Brith Feed the Needy this Chanukah

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November 29, 2019 Dear Friends, Each year before Chanukah, B’nai Brith Canada volunteers help us package and deliver holiday-themed food bags to the most vulnerable members of our community, including seniors, Holocaust survivors, widows and widowers, and individuals with disabilities. This year, again, our goal is to reach over 1,000 people across the Greater Toronto

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Sign Our Petition to Revoke SAIA York’s Club Status

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Rhonda Lenton Office of the President 1050 Kaneff Tower 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Dear Professor Lenton, We, the undersigned, demand that the York University administration immediately revoke the club status of Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) York, pending a full investigation into the events of Nov. 20, 2019. Swift remedial action should be taken against

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