Jan. 3, 2019 By Menachem Posner NEW JERSEY – Adam Levitz, a 44-year-old married father of three, was in liver failure. Things were getting worse, and he knew it. On Dec. 20, he received a new liver and a new lease on life. His donor, Rabbi Ephraim Simon, is one of only a handful of individuals to have ever […]
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Jan. 2, 2019 BRASILIA – Honduras will be moving ahead with plans to open its Israel embassy in Jerusalem, and Israel is in talks to open its Honduran embassy in Tegucigalpa, following a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo on Tuesday. The meeting occurred
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Jan. 2, 2019 The Cleveland Clinic announced on Monday that it fired a medical resident for posting antisemitic comments online, such as threatening to give Jewish people the wrong medication. “This individual was employed as a supervised resident at our hospital from July to September 2018. She is no longer working at Cleveland Clinic,” the organization said in
Fired Cleveland Clinic Medical Resident Also Mocked the Holocaust, Defended Hamas Read More »
Jan. 2, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – One of Canada’s legendary religious leaders passed away last week. Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat served as spiritual leader of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in the tony Montreal suburb of Westmount from 1946 to 1993, and as rabbi emeritus all the way until his passing on Dec.
Mourning the Legendary Rabbi of Montreal’s Shaar Hashomayim Read More »
Dec. 23, 2018 It was a long and tumultuous year for Canada’s Jewish community in 2018, with anti-Jewish sentiment emanating from radical Islamists, neo-Nazis and white supremacists, and both sides of the political spectrum. For B’nai Brith Canada, it was a noteworthy year as we doubled down in our ongoing efforts to wipe out racism, antisemitism
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Dec. 14, 2018 OPINION | By Orly Katz The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. TORONTO – The federal government plans to change Canada’s divorce laws. On Nov. 26, 2018, John Syrtash of Garfin Zeidenberg LLP was invited to present his views on proposed
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Dec. 10, 2018 By Jackson Richman JERUSALEM – It is no secret that the United Nations has long been viewed as a hotbed of anti-Israel sentiment. However, there has been a remarkable shift in recent years as a result of efforts by the United States under outgoing U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Israeli Ambassador Danny
‘We Will See Changes at the UN,’ Says Israeli Ambassador Danon Read More »
Dec. 6, 2018 By Yossi Lempkowicz This article was originally published on JNS.org BRUSSELS – The Council of the European Union has unanimously approved a declaration of the 28 EU member states on the fight against antisemitism, which calls for the development of a common security approach to better protect Jewish communities and Jewish institutions
Dec. 4, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. MONTREAL – Quebec may be one step closer to getting another Jewish Member of Parliament. The Federal Liberal Party Outremont Riding Association finally announced Friday that a nomination
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Nov. 28, 2018 MONTREAL – The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre (DWYT) players recently put on a riveting production of A Bintel Brief, which was hosted by B’nai Brith Canada – Quebec Region at Montreal’s Segal Centre for Performing Arts. On behalf of B’nai Brith, the Segal Centre and the DWYT, we would like to thank the
Yiddish Theatre Production Brings Tears, Laughter and Music to Montreal Read More »
