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Promising Ideas for IHRA Entrenchment Discussed on B’nai Brith National Call

Cliquez ici pour le français Nov. 7, 2022 A member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is proposing the formation of a national parliamentary group that would focus on entrenching the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism throughout Canada. The suggestion surfaced Sunday at B’nai Brith Canada’s National IHRA Cross Country Check-in, which …

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New Brunswick Latest Canadian Province to Adopt IHRA Definition

Cliquez ici pour le français Oct. 31, 2022 FREDERICTON, N.B. – New Brunswick is the latest Canadian province to adopt the all-important International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. B’nai Brith Canada, who recently made a request directly to New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs to adopt the IHRA definition, is delighted and has sent …

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Manitoba Adopts IHRA Following B’nai Brith Advocacy

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Cliquez ici pour le français Oct. 27, 2022 WINNIPEG – Manitoba is the latest province to implement the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. “We’re thrilled that Manitoba has decided to follow Ontario and Alberta’s decisions to adopt the IHRA definition,” said Ruth Ashrafi, B’nai Brith Canada’s Regional Director, Manitoba. “We offer our expertise to aid …

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B’nai Brith félicite M. Legault pour la réélection de son parti et demande au Québec d’adopter la définition de l’IHRA

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Click Here for English Le 4 octobre 2022 QUÉBEC – B’nai Brith Canada félicite François Legault et sa Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) pour la victoire de leur parti aux élections provinciales du Québec. Cependant, notre organisation exhorte Legault et al à donner la priorité au renforcement de leurs relations avec la communauté juive de la …

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B’nai Brith Congratulates Legault on His Party’s Re-Election, Calls for Quebec to Adopt IHRA Definition

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Cliquez ici pour le français Oct. 4, 2022 QUEBEC CITY – B’nai Brith Canada congratulates Francois Legault and his Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) on the party’s victory in Quebec’s provincial election. Our organization, however, also urges Legault et al to prioritize enhancing their relationship with the province’s Jewish community. We ask the Government of Quebec to formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s …

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B’nai Brith Canada exhorte l’Albanie à devenir membre à part entière de l’IHRA en réponse au terrorisme iranien

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Click Here for English OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada félicite l’Albanie d’avoir tenu tête au terrorisme iranien en rompant ses relations diplomatiques avec la République islamique d’Iran en réponse aux cyberattaques malveillantes lancées contre elle en juillet et plus tôt ce mois-ci. B’nai Brith a également envoyé une lettre à l’ambassade d’Albanie pour encourager …

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B’nai Brith Canada Urges Albania to Become Full IHRA Member in Response to Iranian Terror

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Cliquez ici pour le français September 28, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada applauds Albania for standing up to Iranian terror by severing diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in response to malicious cyberattacks launched against it in July and earlier this month. B’nai Brith also has sent a letter to the Albanian Embassy encouraging …

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Sign Our Important Petition Demanding Answers to the Unsolved Mystery of a Holocaust Hero

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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 …

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B’nai Brith’s Open Letter to Irwin Cotler

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B’nai Brith sent an open letter to Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. The letter calls for a four-point plan that: Encourages legislation to be tabled in Parliament in the coming weeks to combat a disturbing increase in online hate; Invites the Special Envoy to promote implementing the …

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B’nai Brith Canada Presents Quebec Minister Charette with Certificate of Appreciation for Adoption of IHRA Definition

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Version française | French Version Minister Benoit Charette of Coalition d’Avenir Québec and member of the Quebec National Assembly paid a visit to the B’nai Brith Canada Montreal office on Tuesday to accept a certificate of appreciation for his role in leading the Quebec government to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Minister Charette, the …

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