Join the Law Society, along with B’nai Brith and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) for our upcoming Yom HaShoah program, where we’ll explore and come to terms with the intellectual and historical antecedents to Nazism and the lessons to be drawn related to integrity, our professional obligations and the preservation of our …
A fascinating recounting of a little-known period of WW2 when 1,200 Jews fleeing Nazi persecution in Europe were accepted as refugees in the Philippines, one of the few countries to accept Holocaust refugees. CLICK HERE to watch the video in full
In honour of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, the League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada presents the reading of names of Holocaust victims. CHAIRED BY JEFF LIEBERMAN Thursday, April 28, 2022 – 9:30 am Shaarey Zedek Synagogue 561 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg For more information, please contact Adriana Glikman at (204) 487-9623 x180 or …
Jan. 18, 2022 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada is imploring Governments to seek justice for the late Swedish diplomat, Raoul Wallenberg, who saved up to 100,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. Wallenberg’s fate remains a mystery since his detention by Soviet authorities in 1945. Therefore, we have launched a petition to Sweden, asking its government to make it the …
Nov. 10, 2021 EDMONTON — B’nai Brith Canada credits the owners of three antique stores in Edmonton for showing the moral clarity to remove contemptible Nazi memorabilia from their shelves. Abraham Silverman, B’nai Brith’s Alberta Manager of Public Affairs, reached out to the owners of Old Strathcona Antique Mall, Blue Jar Antique Mall, and Mykel’s Antiques & …
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Holocaust Denial and Distortion Wednesday, April 7, 2021 5:00 pm EST Please join us, the Law Society of Ontario, and The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day with this special program. This year’s program features an address from Pinchas Gutter, Holocaust survivor and educator, followed by a moderated discussion …
Unto Every Person There is a Name Thursday, April 8, 2021 11:00 am EST B’nai Brith Canada is partnering together with the City of Montreal to commemorate Yom HaShoah through a Zoom ceremony on April 8th at 11:00 AM. We invite members of our community to join us in remembering and commemorating those whose who …
Unto Every Person There is a Name: A virtual commemoration in partnership with Westwood Collegiate Thursday, April 8, 2021 8:00 am CDT Video available for viewing throughout the day For the past 28 years, The League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Midwest Region has presented Unto Every Person There Is A Name, a program …
July 28, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada OAKVILLE, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada is taking action on the disturbing issue of Nazi glorification in this country. Yesterday, B’nai Brith and the Canadian Polish Congress released a joint statement calling for the removal of a monument from a cemetery in Oakville, Ontario. The monument memorializes a World War II-era …
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July 27, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada and the Canadian Polish Congress are jointly calling for the removal of a memorial at Oakville’s St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Cemetery that glorifies Nazi German collaborators. As has been widely reported, a cenotaph honouring Ukrainian volunteers of the 14th Waffen SS “Galicia” Division stands prominently on the grounds …
