Nov. 29, 2018 By Dan Lavie This article was originally published on JNS.org. BUDAPEST – Hungary plans to invest €1.5 million ($2.27 million CAD) annually to fight antisemitism across Europe starting in 2019. The move was set to be announced on Wednesday afternoon at the weekly press conference by the Prime Minister’s Office Chief of […]
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Nov. 28, 2018 By Ariel Kahana This article was originally published on JNS.org. Some 70 years after the exodus and expulsion of as many as 850,000 Jews from Arab states and Iran, the heads of communities of Jews from Arab countries are demanding that the United Nations officially recognize the suffering they were forced to
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Dear Friends, Today is Giving Tuesday, when we support charitable causes that are near and dear to our hearts. That’s why we’re asking you to consider making a donation to Canada’s oldest independent and self-funded Jewish organization: B’nai Brith Canada. Whether it means defending the State of Israel from demonization and slander, identifying and bringing to justice
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Nov. 26, 2018 B’nai Brith Canada and Yeshivas Lubavitch Toronto are proud to invite you to Out of Darkness Comes Light: A Chanukah Evening of Solidarity and Unity. In the wake of the recent heinous attack on four Yeshiva students in Toronto, who were harassed and discriminated against on account of their religion, it is more important than
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Nov. 14, 2018 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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Nov. 2, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – Can the sport of Mamanet, more commonly known as cachibol or Newcomb, become a sensation in Quebec and Ontario as it is in Israel? We will get a good indication during the weekend of Nov. 9, 2018, when Ofra Abramovich, founder of the largest
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Oct. 22, 2018 VAUGHAN, Ont. – A distinguished cadre of celebrity chefs have confirmed their participation in B’nai Brith Canada’s kosher epicurean celebration, Second Helpings… Encore! The evening’s chefs will include Zane Caplansky of Caplansky’s Deli, David Lee of Planta/Nota Bene, Anthony Rose of Rose & Sons/Schmaltz Appetizing, David Caban of Boku Noodle Bar, Tomer Markovitz
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Oct. 19, 2018 By Noa Levin Special to B’nai Brith Canada CONTEST: WIN FREE TICKETS to see “Restoring Tomorrow” at any participating Cineplex theatre in Toronto! All you have to do is follow B’nai Brith Canada on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram , and send us an email ([email protected]) with the subject line, “Restoring Tomorrow.” Good luck! TORONTO – Restoring Tomorrow documents a community’s
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Dear Friends, Please join B’nai Brith Canada, alongside UJA Federation, its advocacy agent CIJA, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC), the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and the Toronto Board of Rabbis, for a community-wide vigil in Toronto to honour the victims of the horrendous Pittsburgh shooting tragedy. When: Tonight, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. Where: Mel
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Oct. 16, 2018 MONTREAL – Over 140 senior citizens, as well as caregivers, spouses and other family members, gathered for B’nai Brith Canada’s fifth Music Brunch for Seniors event in Montreal on Sunday. It was the most well-attended seniors brunch since the pilot project launched earlier this year. Several staff members and volunteers also took part in the
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