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What B’nai Brith’s Audit Tells Us About Antisemitism in Quebec

May 12, 2017 MONTREAL – When B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights announces the details of its annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents at a Montreal press conference, the room is traditionally full. This year’s setting was in the heart of downtown, at the Place du Canada offices of Fuller Landau Charted Accountants, courtesy of firm partner and B’nai Brith Canada senior statesman …

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WATCH: Audit of Antisemitic Incidents News Conferences Across Canada

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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2016 A Record-Setting Year for Antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Audit Finds

May 9, 2017 TORONTO – The year 2016 was a record-setting year for antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Canada’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents has found. Now in its 35th year, the Audit is the definitive and authoritative resource on antisemitism in Canada, cited regularly by law-enforcement agencies, government bodies, and human rights organizations around the world. According to the Audit, …

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Jewish Chronicle Op-Ed Blasting Antisemitism Stats is Way Off Base

TORONTO – Last month, the Toronto Police Service released its hate crimes report for 2016, and as has been the case for over a decade, Jews remained the single most-targeted group. In fact, almost 30 per cent of all reported incidents were aimed towards members of the Jewish community. This news has been met with different reactions. Toronto Sun columnist …

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Antisemitic Harassment on the Upswing in Canada: B’nai Brith Audit

The harassment has especially grown on social media, with a rise of targeted attacks against Jewish individuals. While the overall harassment figures have decreased since the precedent-setting year of 2014, which included an active conflict between Israel and the terror group Hamas, antisemitism continues to be an issue of concern in Canada. “B’nai Brith has …

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Antisemitic Harassment on the Upswing in Canada: B’nai Brith Audit

B’nai Briths Audit 2016 Released   There has been a general increase of harassment toward Jewish people in Canada during the past five years, B’nai Brith Canada reports in its latest Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. he harassment has especially grown on social media, with a rise of targeted attacks against Jewish individuals. While the …

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