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

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

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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.

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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Holocaust Remembrance in Canada: Where Do We Go From Here?

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Please join us for a community consultation on Holocaust remembrance and education on February 16, 2017, at Beth Emeth Synagogue in Toronto. This is your opportunity to help B’nai Brith set its agenda on Holocaust education in Canada. We look forward to hearing the community’s input at this very important gathering. February 07, 2017 at 7pm …

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Ryerson Students Walk Out on Holocaust Education Motion

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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada A motion to commemorate Holocaust Education Week failed at the semi-annual General Meeting of the Ryerson Student Union (RSU) on Tuesday night, after students opposed to the motion staged a walk-out that caused the meeting to lose quorum. The motion in question, submitted by a member …

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My Grandfather’s Testimony at the Last of the Nazi Trials

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I am the grandchild of four Holocaust survivors. In February, I accompanied my maternal grandparents, Marika and Bill Glied, to Detmold, Germany to witness my grandfather’s testimony against a former SS Nazi guard, Reinhold Hanning. I travelled back in June to witness the court give its judgment. On June 17, 2016, for likely the …

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