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MP Bestows Canada 150th Citizenship Award to B’nai Brith’s Eric Bissell

Oct. 24, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – In honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary, Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather (Mount Royal) awarded the Sesquicentennial Citizenship Award to B’nai Brith Canada’s Eric Bissell in Montreal. Bissell is a past-president of B’nai Brith Canada and longtime supporter of both the organization and Montreal’s Jewish community. The Sesquicentennial Citizenship Awards are […]

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Montreal Premiere of ‘Wish You Weren’t Here’ Sold Out; Tickets Selling Fast in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver

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Oct. 11, 2017 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Following a sold-out world premiere in Toronto and a successful screening in Ottawa, tickets for the Montreal premiere of Wish You Weren’t Here on Oct. 16, 2017 are officially sold out. Tickets are still available for screenings in Winnipeg on Oct. 22, Edmonton on Oct. 25 and Vancouver on Oct. 29 but act now

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Meet the Former B’nai Brith Intern Who Helped Launch Canada’s New Holocaust Monument

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Sept. 27, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – I first met Laura Grosman at B’nai Brith Canada national headquarters in Toronto. We were both B’nai Brith student interns in the summer of 2009. I was working for the Jewish Tribune while Laura worked as a communications associate. We got along very well, often

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Win Free Tickets to the Premiere of ‘Wish You Weren’t Here’

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Sept. 26, 2017 B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce that college and university students across Canada are now eligible to win free tickets to screenings of #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning filmmaker Ian Halperin’s new movie, Wish You Weren’t Here. The film’s world premiere will take place

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B’nai Brith and MADA Team Up Again for Rosh Hashanah Food Drive

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September 15, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Fifteen dedicated B’nai Brith Canada volunteers made their way to the MADA Community Centre warehouse in Montreal last week to participate in the B’nai Brith/MADA Holiday Basket Program. The collective packed 350 boxes – each containing 18 items. That’s an astounding 150-box increase from the 200

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B’nai Brith Arranges for Holocaust Survivor to Speak at Winnipeg School Following Antisemitic Incident

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September 12, 2017 By Ran Ukashi Regional Director, Manitoba B’nai Brith Canada WINNIPEG – In response to an incident over the summer where students from Shaftesbury High School targeted a Jewish student with antisemitic posts on the popular social media app Snapchat, Pembina Trails School Division reached out to B’nai Brith Canada to help educate them about the

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B’nai Brith’s Larry Rosenthal Organizes Another Moving Ceremony to Remember Fallen Soldiers

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The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. Sept. 6, 2017 As a longtime B’nai Brith Canada board member in Quebec and a Lodge past president, Larry Rosenthal can always be counted on to step up to the plate for his community. Last week, for the

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Get Your Rosh Hashanah Tribute Cards in Support of B’nai Brith Canada!

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Dear Friends, This Rosh Hashanah, you’ll have the opportunity to wish your friends and loved ones a sweet and prosperous new year with these B’nai Brith Canada tribute cards, the perfect way to say Happy New Year! Your support will allow B’nai Brith to continue its ongoing efforts in fighting against racism and antisemitism, protecting

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A Very Special Evening with Cantor Moshe Kraus

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B’nai Brith Canada – Manitoba Region is proud to invite you to a meaningful event featuring renowned cantor and Holocaust survivor Moshe Kraus and his wife Rivka. During the Holocaust, Cantor Kraus was able to survive the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp thanks to his precious voice. After the camp was liberated, he worked for the American Jewish Joint Distribution

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Now More Than Ever

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August 25, 2017 In recent weeks, Jewish communities across North America have been left reeling from a renewed wave of public antisemitism. South of the border, white supremacists in Charlottesville waved the Nazi flag, shouted antisemitic slogans and even killed a woman who dared to protest against them. In the following days, Canadians were treated to antisemitic graffiti near the Jewish Community Centre in Winnipeg,

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