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B’nai Brith Canada Launches Series in Tribute to Jews from Arab Lands

From the 1940s until the 1970s, and heightening with the founding of Israel in 1948, nearly 1-million Jews were expelled from their homes across Arab countries such as Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Algeria and Iran. In Egypt, the government arrested and charged Jews with being part of Zionist or Communist plots. They seized Jewish assets, […]

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League for Human Rights Hosts Briefing on U.S. Election with Professor Aurel Braun

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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights hosted a conference call on Tuesday, Nov. 15 featuring renowned University of Toronto professor Aurel Braun, briefing League volunteers on what the U.S. election results mean for Canada and the world. The League volunteer-exclusive event allowed participants, which included academics, university students

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B’nai Brith Canada Wins Circle of Care Award

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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is honoured to be the recipient of Circle of Care’s “People Helping People Award” in recognition of the nearly two-decade long partnership between the two organizations. The award was presented at Circle of Care’s Kosher Meals on Wheels 50th Anniversary and Annual Volunteer Recognition Event at

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B’nai Brith Remembrance Day Service in Montreal

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B’nai Brith will be holding a Remembrance Day Service at the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery in Montreal. Details on the event can be viewed via the flier below.

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Round Trip for 4, Acura TLX, and MORE Up for Grabs at B’nai Brith Auction

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B’nai Brith Canada’s 2016 Human Rights Gala honouring Canadian music legend and humanitarian David Foster takes place this Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Mattamy Centre in Toronto. It will include live performances from Ruben Studdard, Kelly Levesque, Sinbad, and Mr. Foster himself. Tickets are running out, so get yours while you still can by contacting Elyse Gruenspan at [email protected]. For

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Check Mate! B’nai Brith Invitational Chess Tournament a Great Success

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WINNIPEG – It was a “rooking” time at the Asper Community Centre in Winnipeg last Sunday, as B’nai Brith Canada’s Midwest Region held its Third Annual B’nai Brith Invitational Chess Tournament. There were 25 “chess nuts” who partook in the competition. After five rounds of intense play, it was Nilo Moncal who came up on top,

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American Express Sets Right Example for Dropping Roger Waters

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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada American Express is setting a wonderful example in refusing to sponsor Roger Waters’ 2017 North American tour. Waters, former bassist and primary songwriter of Pink Floyd, is renowned for expressing virulent anti-Israel views. According to Page Six, an American Express spokesperson said, “Roger is putting on a huge

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B’nai Brith Lauds Mexican UNESCO Ambassador for Defending Jewish Ties to Jerusalem

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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is extending its appreciation to Andrés Roemer Slomianski, ousted Mexico Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), for refusing to participate in his country’s decision to support a controversial resolution that ignores the Judeo-Christian connection to Jerusalem. Roemer protested his country’s vote in favour of the

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B’nai Brith Canada Visits Montreal Charities for ‘Day of Goodwill’

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By Joanne Cutler Chair of Community Services B’nai Brith Canada – Quebec Region Throughout its history, B’nai Brith has been a formidable institution of charity in Canada. We at B’nai Brith Canada feel it’s our duty to support the most vulnerable members of our community as it makes a genuinely positive impact on the world – a

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B’nai Brith Invitational Chess Tournament in Winnipeg

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On Sunday, Oct. 30, B’nai Brith Canada’s Midwest Region will be holding its 3rd annual “B’nai Brith Invitational Chess Tournament” at the Asper Community Centre in Winnipeg. Come watch 22 Manitoba chess masters duel it out in five rounds of intense chess competition! More information is available via the poster below.

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