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Yom HaShoah Takes On New Prominence in Montreal; B’nai Brith Gets a Big Assist

Quebec Confidential MONTREAL – I think it is safe to say that, 72 years after the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and the Axis powers, Holocaust Remembrance Day has never been more visible in Montreal. Last week, there were two high-profile Yom HaShoah ceremonies: the community-wide commemoration at Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem Congregation in Cote Saint-Luc and […]

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B’nai Brith Honours Jewish Man Who Saved Hundreds from Nazi Persecution

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VANCOUVER – Last week, B’nai Brith World Centre – Jerusalem and B’nai Brith Canada bestowed the Jewish Rescuers Citation to Dora Aftergood, 94, in honour of her father Dr. Assaf Atchildi, who put his own life at risk to ensure the survival of over 300 Jews in Nazi-occupied France. The Citation is a project initiated in

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On Yom HaShoah, Join B’nai Brith Canada in Honouring and Remembering Our Fallen

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada April 23, 2017 TORONTO – Today, on the eve of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), B’nai Brith Canada pays tribute to the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as the Romani, disabled, members of the LGBTQ + community, and countless others who lost

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B’nai Brith and LSUC Present: Panel Discussion on Holocaust Denial and Hate Speech

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In honour of Yom HaShoah, join the League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada and The Law Society of Upper Canada for a panel discussion addressing the question of when Holocaust denial becomes hate speech. Where: Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West, Toronto When: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 5:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. A reception

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B’nai Brith Launches Yom HaShoah Ceremony in Ontario

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In honour of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), B’nai Brith Canada and Shaarei-Beth El Congregation of Halton will be commemorating those who perished during the Holocaust on Monday, April 24, 2017 in Oakville, Ont. The Unto Every Person There is a Name ceremony seeks to personalize each victim and survivor of the Holocaust by reciting the names

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B’nai Brith Yom HaShoah Ceremony in Montreal Honours Victims of the Holocaust

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In honour of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), B’nai Brith Canada Quebec will be commemorating those who perished during the Holocaust on Monday, April 24, 2017. Since 2002, B’nai Brith has held this significant event in Montreal, which was officially adopted by Montreal City Hall – and thanks to Mayor Denis Coderre – last year.

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Unto Every Person There is a Name – Winnipeg Yom Hashoah Ceremony

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In honour of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights, Midwest Region, presents the reading of the names of Holocaust victims. By personalizing the individual tragedy of its victims and survivors, this program seeks to defy the dangerous trends of indifference and ignorance and will restore a degree of

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Ryerson Student President Orchestrated Holocaust Education Walkout

Advocacy, Press Releases /

By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada A walkout during the semi-annual General Meeting of the Ryerson Student Union (RSU), which blocked a Holocaust education motion at the university on Nov. 29, 2016, was orchestrated by student union president Obaid Ullah Babar, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Screenshots of conversations between RSU executive members on the

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Community Consultation on Holocaust Education – February 16

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Dear Friends, B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to offer our supporters an opportunity to help us set our agenda on Holocaust education in Canada. We look forward to hearing the community’s input on Feb. 16, 2017 at Beth Emeth Synagogue in Toronto. Please RSVP to [email protected] or click here for more info.

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League for Human Rights to Host Award-Winning Holocaust Author

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B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights is proud to host award-winning author Dr. Steve (Gunnar S.) Paulsson for a lecture at Beth Emeth Synagogue in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 26. Entitled “The Other Jews of Warsaw: An Underground Community and its Struggle to Survive,” the event will feature Dr. Paulsson discussing his decades-long Holocaust research, conclusions

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