Jewish Refugees Archives - B'nai Brith Canada

UNRWA Reform: Another Missed Opportunity for Canada

December 21, 2020 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is extremely disappointed that the Government of Canada has announced a renewed financial contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine ‘Refugees’ in the Near East, while falling far short on pressing for major institutional reforms. Today’s announcement fails to address the systemic problems underlying …

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On the Legal Status of Jewish Refugees from Islamic Countries

Press Releases / By

Jan. 15, 2019 NEW YORK – Last month, human rights expert David Matas, who serves as B’nai Brith Canada’s senior legal counsel, delivered an address to the International Conference on Displacements of Jewish Communal Life in Islamic Lands and Cultural Reconstruction in Israel. Future Middle East peace negotiations will require the discussion of financial reparations to …

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WATCH: The Silencing of Jewish Suffering in Syria

Advocacy, Press Releases / By

By Tevy Pilc Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Nov. 30, 2017 Seventy years ago, before the establishment of the State of Israel, there were nearly 1-million Jews living in Egypt, Syria, Iran, Iraq, and throughout the Middle East. In the years leading up to and following Israel’s creation, however, these Jews – despite having a storied …

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It’s Never Too Late to Apologize for Canada’s Antisemitic Policies During WWII

Opinions / By

The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. Nov. 7, 2017 I never used to understand the point behind a government’s decision to formally apologize for past wrongs. For example, in the years leading up to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s official 2008 apology to students of …

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