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Michael Mostyn Condemns Antisemitic Vandalism in Hamilton

B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn has issued the following statement regarding the discovery of antisemitic vandalism in Hamilton on Feb. 22, 2017: “We unequivocally condemn these horrific acts of antisemitism. Along with Holocaust denial posters at the University of Calgary, calls to ‘punch a Zionist’ at McGill and attempts to obstruct Holocaust education at Ryerson, these […]

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Jewish Institutions Hit by Hate Mail Calling for Expulsion from Canada

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Feb. 22, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director, League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – At least three Jewish institutions across Canada received antisemitic hate mail during the past week calling to “expel the Jews to the lake of fire,” B’nai Brith Canada has learned. The letter, which also equates Jews with the “synagogue of Satan,” was sent to Jewish community centres in Windsor and Victoria last week, and the Forest

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B’nai Brith Gives Press Conference on Antisemitism With Toronto Mayor John Tory

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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Feb. 22, 2017 B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn spoke at a news conference on Wednesday, Feb, 22, 2017, alongside Toronto police and Mayor John Tory at the Toronto Police Service Division 32 headquarters following incidents of antisemitic vandalism in Toronto, most notably, when post-it notes with

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B.C. Court Upholds Antisemitic Hate Speech Conviction

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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Arthur Topham, who was convicted of promoting hatred against Jewish people in November, 2015. Through his website, RadicalPress.com, Topham has called for Jews to be forcibly sterilized, claimed that Canada is “controlled by the Zionist Jew lobby,” and described Jewish

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SIGN OUR PETITION: Canada Must Enforce Its Existing Hate Crime Laws

Calls to action, Community /

Dear Friends, The time has come for Canada to finally get serious about addressing antisemitism and hatred against its Jewish community. Over the last few years, several clear instances of antisemitic hate crimes have occurred throughout the country, though appropriate charges were never laid. B’nai Brith Canada has been diligent in reporting these hate crimes

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Canadian Charged with Incitement in Germany after B’nai Brith Complaint

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German-Canadian Holocaust denier Alfred Schaefer has been charged with criminal incitement in Germany, after B’nai Brith Canada reported his activities to German officials. Schaefer is the brother of disgraced former Green Party of Canada candidate Monika Schaefer, who was denounced by the party after B’nai Brith exposed her Holocaust denial video in June, 2016. Alfred Schaefer is himself

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Following Antisemitic Incident, Winnipeggers Show Solidarity with Jewish Neighbours

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada First it was Mayor Brian Bowman. Disturbed by the antisemitic incident that took place last month in the Wolseley neighbourhood of Winnipeg – when a couple arrived at their home to find a rock painted with the words, “Die Jew Bitch. EinsatzGruppen” and other antisemitic slurs – the

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Montreal, Winnipeg Hit with Snow Swastikas

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By Marty York Chief Media Officer B’nai Brith Canada The ugly reality of antisemitism in Canada was evident in the suburbs of two major Canadian cities in recent days, B’nai Brith has learned. In the Winnipeg neighbourhood of St. Vital, a former Cabinet Minister in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba became appalled and infuriated when

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Jewish ‘Blood Libel’ Finds New Audience With SJP Ryerson

Campus, Opinions /

The old adage is true: history does tend to repeat itself. At Toronto’s Ryerson University, members of its resident anti-Israel club (Students for Justice in Palestine) have found themselves perpetuating Nazi-era propaganda, despite all claims to the contrary that the group is not antisemitic, but anti-Zionist. It would behoove members of SJP Ryerson to acknowledge

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Unintentional Antisemitism: Even More Damaging than the Calculated Kind

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There is, I think, a tendency to assume that antisemitism is always a conscious choice. Meaning, for a person to be antisemitic, he/she must be aware of it and intentionally show it in his/her actions and speech. But I’ve come to realize that anti-Jewish rhetoric often also comes in the form of unintentional antisemitism if you will,

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