July 24, 2018 By Dana Fields Senior Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada The first-ever B’nai Brith Canada Flag Football Tournament is shaping up to be a resounding success! Taking place on Sunday, Aug. 12 at Ron Watson Park, spots are filling up fast. With one week to go before registration closes, submit your team now so you don’t miss out! For […]
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July 24, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada WARSAW – B’nai Brith Canada is proud to have recently participated in the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE)’s Activist Forum on Preventing and Responding to Hate Crimes in Warsaw hosted by its Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The Forum focused on
July 20, 2018 By Hannah Marshall League for Human Rights Associate B’nai Brith Canada WINNIPEG – On Wednesday, B’nai Brith Canada, along with the Argentinean Manitoban Association and Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, paid homage to the victims of the 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA (Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina) Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A
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July 17, 2018 By Dana Fields Senior Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is questioning the Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) after it publicly suggested the Canadian government step in to aid Holocaust denier Monika Schaefer. Schaefer is on trial in Germany for publishing videos that promote antisemitic messages. Schaefer was a founding member of the Green Party of Canada
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July 13, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – When YidLife Crisis made its debut as a web series just over three years ago, creators and stars Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion had no idea it would become the cultural phenomenon it is today. The series follows the hilarious antics of Chaimie (Elman) and Leizer (Batalion), childhood
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July 6, 2018 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The B’nai Brith Canada Senior’s Outreach Program celebrated 151 years of Canada with a fantastic summer barbecue at the organization’s national headquarters in Toronto on Thursday, July 5, 2018. More than 90 seniors, volunteers and caregivers showed up to take part in festivities,
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July 4, 2018 By Reut Cohen Communications/League for Human Rights Associate B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is commending Deborah Lyons, Canada’s Ambassador to Israel, for her strong remarks during a meeting of Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Committee on June 26, 2018, at the Knesset in Jerusalem. “Last year we celebrated 150 years since the founding of Canada, but the truth is that many Jews
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July 4, 2017 By Robin Grossman Seniors Program Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada At the start of each month, B’nai Brith Canada releases a program calendar detailing its subsidized seniors programming and services offered at its headquarters in Toronto. The month of June was a particularly special month for seniors at B’nai Brith’s Affordable Housing residences across
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June 20, 2018 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – Representatives from B’nai Brith Canada, elected officials, and Montrealers of all stripes assembled for the 4th Annual D’Arcy McGee National Assembly Citizenship Medal ceremony Tuesday to posthumously honour former B’nai Brith Canada National President and community leader Gerry Weinstein z”l. Weinstein, who died peacefully
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June 19, 2018 By Tevy Pilc Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada, appeared at Toronto City Hall Tuesday to speak to the city’s Executive Committee on matters concerning the annual al-Quds Day rally. To an audience that included Toronto Mayor John Tory and city councillors, Mostyn spoke
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