March 8, 2019 Dear Friends, Each year, in the days leading up to the Jewish holiday of Purim, volunteers with B’nai Brith Canada help us package and deliver holiday-themed food bags to the most vulnerable members of our community, including seniors, widows and widowers, Holocaust survivors, and individuals with disabilities. But we can’t do it without you. […]
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March 7, 2019 By David Grossman Special to B’nai Brith Canada WHISTLER – Some said it could not be done. Others had their concerns, doubts and quite a bit of guesswork on the outcome. Dave Nicholls and Ilya Malikin remained focused at challenging some of the top bobsledders in the world – including Olympic medalists
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March 5, 2019 By Jayme Kalpin B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Avi Ritter to the position of National Sports Director. Ritter brings to the table years of volunteer experience with B’nai Brith Canada Sports and as a leader of community sports in the Greater Toronto
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March 4, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – I do not read a lot of books, but when one of Canada’s most prolific Jewish impresarios offered to send me a copy of his recently published biography, how could I say no? Not In A Shy Way: The Sheldon Kagan Story is such an excellent
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Feb. 28, 2019 By B’nai Brith Canada Staff WATERLOO, Ont. – For Ari Grossman, there is nothing greater in the world of sport than to see Canadian athletes excel on the international stage. He’ll get to see it first hand, yet again, after being appointed Chef de Mission of Canada’s team competing at the International
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Feb. 13, 2019 DETROIT – On Jan. 27, an antisemitic lecture by Michigan-based Shi’ite Imam Bassem Al-Sheraa was uploaded to the YouTube channel of the Al-Zahraa Islamic Center in Detroit. Al-Sheraa said that the Jews have distorted sacred texts and sanctioned the killing of prophets such as Jesus and John the Baptist. He accused the
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Feb. 12, 2019 MONTREAL – We are proud to announce that B’nai Brith Canada held its seventh successful Music Brunch for Seniors event this weekend with well over 120 senior guests, as well as caregivers, spouses and other family members, not to mention our incredible staff and volunteers! “Sunday’s event was specifically special thanks to the dignitaries in
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Feb. 11, 2019 By Jackson Richman WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) accuses the U.S. State Department of misleading Congress over recent years regarding actions by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) over the distribution of textbooks that promote Palestinian violence against Israel, evidence that has long been documented.
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Feb. 6, 2019 KUCHING, Malaysia – Malaysia is projected to lose $1.6 million CAD ($1.2 million U.S.) after being stripped by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) from hosting this summer’s World Para Swimming Championships due to the country banning Israeli athletes. The move came after petitions from B’nai Brith Canada and others urged the IPC to relocate
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Jan. 30, 2019 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is thrilled to announce that registration for its 4th Annual Charity Golf Classic has opened! Our Best Ball tournament, always a great day, returns to the Club at Bond Head on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. To register, click here. You may want to act fast as we anticipate foursomes and individual
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