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Our COVID-19 Emergency Food Donation Program
While most of us are safely hunkered down at home, what happens to our poor, the infirm and our elderly, who cannot even afford groceries during this time of crisis, let alone travel outside their home? We at B’nai Brith closed down our daily meal program for seniors, veterans, and
B’nai Brith Deeply Disturbed by Swastika Vandalism at Montreal Synagogue
Jan. 13, 2021 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is outraged and alarmed by a serious act of antisemitism targeting a synagogue in Montreal. A man was apprehended in the midst of spray painting swastikas on the prominent Shaar Hashomayim synagogue in Montreal’s Westmount neighbourhood. He was first spotted by the synagogue’s security guards, then
B’nai Brith Canada lance, élargit son concours annuel d’écriture créative « La Diversité parmi nous »
B’nai Brith Canada est heureux d’annoncer le lancement de son concours annuel d’écriture créative « La Diversité parmi nous » pour les élèves du secondaire. Le concours invite les participants à soumettre leurs propres livres illustrés et originaux, contenant des messages sur les valeurs de diversité et d’inclusion, pour les enfants du
B’nai Brith Canada Launches, Expands its Annual Diverse Minds Creative Writing Contest
B’nai Brith Canada is excited to announce the launch of its annual Diverse Minds creative writing contest for high school students The contest, which invites participants to submit their own illustrated, original children’s books containing messages on the values of diversity and inclusion, is in its third year in Manitoba
B’nai Brith Helps Bring Consequences for Racist Propaganda
Jan. 8, 2021 Burlington, Ont. – Following advocacy and testimony by B’nai Brith Canada, Rabbi Stephen Wise, and Dennis Scott of the Halton Black History Awareness Society, two Ontario men have been sentenced to conditional sentences of imprisonment for six months, followed by probation for two years, for wilful promotion of hatred against
One Year Later, Iran Still Needs to Be Held to Account
Jan. 8, 2021 TORONTO/OTTAWA – On the one year anniversary of the shooting down of Flight PS752 by an Iranian surface to air missile, Canada’s grassroots Jewish and Iranian communities are jointly calling on the federal government to take concrete action against the Iranian regime. On Jan. 8, 2020, Iran’s Islamic
B’nai Brith Canada Deeply Concerned by Statements from NDP MPs
Jan. 5, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada wrote to federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh on Monday, refuting the comments of NDP Members of Parliament, who posted inflammatory social media statements that treat Israel in a totally unfair manner and that add fuel to the fire of antisemitic conspiracy theories. Charlie
Diverse Minds 2020/21 Launches Toronto Pilot* Project
Check out our brand new website, with a hub for all things Diverse Minds. Get all the information your students need to enter this year’s competition where they can win up to $3000 and get published! The Diverse Minds Creative Writing competition is running for the first year in the
B’nai Brith Canada’s Year in Review 2020
The year 2020 has been highly challenging and we will not miss it. COVID-19 has affected us all in a wide variety of ways. As the Jewish people have always done during dark periods of crisis, however, we relied on our constant hopes for a brighter future and our willingness
B’nai Brith CEO Addresses Palestinian Pay-for-Slay in Sun Newspapers
December 29, 2020 TORONTO – Earlier this month, as first reported by B’nai Brith Canada, the Federal Court rightly rejected a refugee application due to the applicant’s involvement in a PLO scheme that rewards terrorists and their families. Today, B’nai Brith’s message was broadcast across Canada in the Sun newspapers
