Oct. 5, 2021 RED DEER, Alta. — Voters in Calgary and Edmonton will cast their votes in municipal elections on Oct. 18, 2021. B’nai Brith Canada, in our role to aid and inform our valued community members in all regions of Canada, has assembled an elections guide to help Calgarians and Edmontonians in their voting […]
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Oct. 4, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is not giving up in its campaign for consequences after a Toronto “Student Equity Program Advisor” shared material glorifying terrorists and justifying the murder of Israelis. In July, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) shockingly reinstated Javier Dávila without discipline, after he had sent two incendiary emails to an
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Version française de l’article ci-dessous Oct. 4, 2021 MONTREAL — B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to welcome former Montreal City Councillor Marvin Rotrand as the National Director of its League for Human Rights. Rotrand served as a Councillor for 39 consecutive years. Recently, he announced he would not be seeking re-election in November. “Marvin’s extensive
Sept. 23, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is expressing frustration with the country’s failure to deport a former translator for a Nazi death squad, who entered Canada after lying about his wartime past. Helmut Oberlander, an ethnic German from modern Ukraine, died at age 97 in the Waterloo area on Wednesday. Oberlander served as
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As you head to the polls for Monday’s federal election, here is an opportunity for you to learn where the parties stand, as communicated to B’nai Brith Canada. Continuing in our role as your go-to stop for election resources, we have reached out to each of the major parties with an extensive questionnaire, asking them
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Sept. 15, 2021 TORONTO – A 26-year-old man is facing seven charges stemming from a vicious attack on an elderly Jewish employee inside a Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) store in Toronto’s west end. On a summer’s evening, the accused allegedly entered the liquor store and attempted to purchase beer. When asked by the cashier
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Sep. 14, 2021 EDMONTON – B’nai Brith Canada is delighted to congratulate the winners of last night’s Diverse Minds creative writing competition in Edmonton. “We are so very proud of all the incredible work and dedication that the young participants and everyone involved put into this very important contest,” said Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer
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Sept. 13, 2021 TORONTO – A 32-year-old man is facing new assault charges after allegedly attacking people he perceived as Jewish for at least the third time in the past few months. Michael Park was arrested Sunday after assaulting a woman at Toronto’s Lawrence subway station on Friday. According to the victim, Park asked her
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Ahead of the federal election on Sept. 20, B’nai Brith Canada is proud to officially launch its 2021 Elections Guide! As in the past, the Guide will serve as the go-to resource for the Jewish community to get clear and detailed information about all sorts of election-related matters — including material about the major parties, details on how
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Sept. 1, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada stands in solidarity with Canada’s Iranian community in commemorating the mass murder of thousands of political prisoners in the summer of 1988 at the hands of the Iranian regime. In 2013, the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion declaring the premediated killings a crime against humanity. We commend
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