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B’nai Brith Canada Welcomes New Report Concerning U of T

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TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada welcomes the publication of The Honourable Thomas A. Cromwell’s Independent Review of the Search Process for the Directorship of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. We are proud to have contributed to this report. B’nai Brith Canada made written submissions, in December 2020, as noted in Appendix B […]

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B’nai Brith Condemns Abuse of Holocaust by COVID-19 Protestors

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March 24, 2021 CALGARY – B’nai Brith Canada is disgusted and concerned by a number of recent incidents in which the memory of the Holocaust has been tarnished by COVID-19 protestors, particularly in Calgary. At a “Walk for Freedom” held in Calgary on Sunday, some attendees posed with a yellow Star of David that read:

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B’nai Brith to Jagmeet Singh: NDP Should Embrace IHRA Definition

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March 18, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada has formally conveyed its concern to federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh about riding association motions recommending that the NDP oppose the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. We understand that this may presage an effort to have the IHRA definition of antisemitism rejected nationally at their

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Arrest Made in Montreal Synagogue Vandalism

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March 11, 2021 MONTREAL – A Montreal man has been arrested in connection with the desecration of a synagogue in May 2020, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Montreal Police (SPVM) told B’nai Brith that Patrice Belley-Gervais was arrested yesterday and appeared in court. His next court date is set for April 30, and he is facing

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U of T Silent in Face of Damning Antisemitism Report

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March 9, 2021 TORONTO – A leading Canadian university has declined to respond to a report highlighting systemic antisemitism on all three of its campuses, even as incidents targeting Jewish students and community members continue to occur. In June 2020, B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights submitted a 30-page report to administrators at the University

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U of T Student Union Ordered to Abandon BDS

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February 5, 2021 TORONTO – In a landmark ruling – the first of its kind in Canada – the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (UTGSU) has been told by a university panel to stop using student fees to promote the anti-Israel BDS movement. In the ruling released Thursday, the Complaint and Resolution Council for Student Societies (CRCSS),

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B’nai Brith CEO, Professors, Raise Concerns in Toronto Star About U of T Antisemitism

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Feb. 2, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada and the Jewish community are loudly sounding the alarm about the University of Toronto’s failure to meaningfully address persistent complaints about the hostile atmosphere of antisemitism on its campus. In a co-authored op-ed for the Toronto Star Tuesday morning, this point was addressed by Michael Mostyn, our

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Montreal Borough Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

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For English, see below. Un arrondissement de Montréal adopte la définition de l’antisémitisme de l’AIMH MONTRÉAL – Un arrondissement de la ville de Montréal s’est joint à la liste croissante de juridictions qui adoptent formellement la définition largement acceptée de l’antisémitisme par la communauté juive. L’arrondissement de Côte-des-Neiges — Notre-Dame-de-Grâce a approuvé mercredi une motion

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Second Student Leader Resigns amid Antisemitism Controversy

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Jan. 26, 2021 TORONTO – A second University of Toronto graduate student executive has resigned over fallout from opposition to a campaign to increase access to kosher food on campus. In a resignation letter dated Jan. 19, 2021, Ben Hjorth, the Executive-at-Large of the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (UTGSU), lamented an ongoing investigation into “an

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B’nai Brith Troubled by Antisemitism Resolution at Carleton Academic Union

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Jan. 25, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on academic staff at Carleton University to reject a resolution targeting the internationally accepted definition of antisemitism. On Jan. 28, 2021, the Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) will be considering a resolution put before it condemning the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition

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