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B’nai Brith Applauds Holocaust Survivors Opposing Linda Sarsour’s CUNY Speech

By Willem Hart Human Rights Researcher B’nai Brith Canada May 19, 2017 B’nai Brith Canada applauds the nearly one hundred Holocaust survivors in New York who have signed a petition delivered to Governor Andrew Cuomo, urging him to intervene and oppose the decision of the City University of New York (CUNY) to invite Linda Sarsour […]

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CONTEST: Celebrate Jerusalem Day with Your Favourite Zionist Heroes!

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May 17, 2017 Fifty years ago, facing Arab armies mobilizing against it, the Israel Defence Forces staged a preemptive strike leading to the 1967 Six-Day War, which resulted in the reunification of Jerusalem and instituting the freedom of religion for all faiths to gain access to the Kotel (Western Wall). Most notably, the war marked

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Act Establishing Canadian Jewish Heritage Month Passes Through Senate

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May 17, 2017 By Melissa Aflalo B’nai Brith Canada On Tuesday, Ontario Senator Linda Frum welcomed the unanimous passage of Bill S-232, an act that would recognize the month of May as Canadian Jewish Heritage Month in Canada, a motion that was encouraged and supported by B’nai Brith Canada. B’nai Brith Canada Chief Executive Officer

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B’nai Brith Canada CEO Testifies at Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights

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May 12, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada On May 10, 2017, B’nai Brith Canada Chief Executive Officer Michael Mostyn testified before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights at Parliament Hill to discuss S-232, an act respecting Canadian Jewish Heritage Month. The act, which would recognize the month of May as Canadian Jewish

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WATCH: Audit of Antisemitic Incidents News Conferences Across Canada

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The year 2016 was a record-setting year for antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Canada’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents found. Representatives of the organization as well as representatives of B’nai Brith’s League for Human Rights spoke to the media in Toronto (national), Montreal and Calgary at press conferences on May 9, 2017. To download a

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Montrealers Rise to the Occasion Once Again to Celebrate Israel

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MONTREAL – Fourteen years ago Montreal businessman, philanthropist and B’nai Brith Canada supporter Amos Sochaczevski felt that the city’s annual Israel rally needed an adrenaline shot. Federation CJA had moved the event from downtown to the suburbs and, as such, it lacked the kind of appeal he felt it deserved. Sochacevski proceeded to establish the Jewish

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WATCH: Canadians Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut Across the Country!

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May 2, 2017 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is proud to have taken part in flag-raising ceremonies and similar events in Canada today in honour of Yom Ha’atzmaut, celebrating 69 years of Israeli independence, and thousands of years of Jewish history. Across the country, B’nai Brith representatives were joined by Canadian citizens, community leaders, and politicians

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Yom HaShoah Takes On New Prominence in Montreal; B’nai Brith Gets a Big Assist

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Quebec Confidential MONTREAL – I think it is safe to say that, 72 years after the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and the Axis powers, Holocaust Remembrance Day has never been more visible in Montreal. Last week, there were two high-profile Yom HaShoah ceremonies: the community-wide commemoration at Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem Congregation in Cote Saint-Luc and

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On Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Let’s Show Our Support for the State of Israel!

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TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada will proudly take part in community-wide events across the country next week celebrating Israel’s 69th birthday on Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day), and we urge you to join us, wherever you are! B’nai Brith will have representation at ceremonies taking place in Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, and Ottawa on Monday,

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B’nai Brith Partners with Law Society of Upper Canada for First-Rate Holocaust Remembrance Event

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April 26, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada joined the Law Society of Upper Canada in presenting its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Program Tuesday night at Osgoode Hall in Toronto. This year’s theme was Holocaust denial and the efficacy of Canada’s hate speech regulations. It was a first-rate event. Opening remarks were delivered by Julian Falconer, a bencher

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