Pour le français, voir ci-dessous… July 29, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is excited to announce that we are launching this country’s first anti-hate mobile app. The app is free and available on both Android and Apple platforms. It is also available in both English and French. This app allows members of the public …
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July 29, 2021 TORONTO – A recent assault on a Jewish man near his home in broad daylight is just the latest in a disturbing trend of attacks on Jews stemming from anti-Israel sentiment. On Wednesday morning, Sam Brody was walking his dog in the Midtown area of Toronto while wearing a kippah, or Jewish …
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July 28, 2021 TORONTO – Three Ontario schools are taking the provincial government to court over inequitable distribution of the Safe Return to Class Fund. The schools argue that when the Ontario Ministry of Education distributed the province’s $763 million portion of the federally provided Fund in the fall of 2020 and the spring of …
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July 24, 2021 TORONTO – It is with deep shock and sorrow that B’nai Brith Canada reports the sudden passing of our beloved Communications Director, Paul Michaels. As all those who knew him can attest, Paul was among the most caring, genuine and warm-hearted people in our community. As modest as he tried to be, …
July 21, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada, a leader in this country’s fight against antisemitism, has laid out to the federal government a series of action-based, concrete measures designed to combat hatred directed at the Jewish community. On Wednesday, our organization welcomed the opportunity to participate in the government’s National Summit on Antisemitism, where …
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July 21, 2021 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada has been working hard to raise awareness about the recent rise in antisemitism, and to demand it be taken more seriously by the government and the public. Earlier this month, our Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mostyn, wrote an op-ed in Le Devoir, a leading francophone newspaper in …
July 16, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada has learned that the editor-in-chief of a notorious antisemitic and misogynistic Toronto publication has lost his bid to appeal his conviction for promoting hate. James Sears, otherwise known as “Dimitri the Lover,” was found guilty alongside Your Ward News publisher LeRoy St. Germaine of promoting hatred against …
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July 16, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is outraged by the apparent reinstatement without discipline of a Toronto school employee who sent materials to teachers justifying the murder of Israeli civilians. Javier Dávila, a Student Equity Program Advisor with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), sent two emails to a listserv comprised of TDSB educators in May, …
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July 15, 2021 WINNIPEG — B’nai Brith Canada is calling on members of the community to speak up against potential new restrictions on the critical Jewish ritual of male circumcision, or brit milah. The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM), which regulates the medical profession in the province, is considering a new Standard …
July 14, 2021 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada endorses a new report released today by the Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism. The report highlights the dramatic increase of online attacks against the Jewish community, coinciding with a major rise in antisemitic incidents in Canada, as detailed in B’nai Brith’s special report of June …
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