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B’nai Brith Canada: Ontario Government Must Intervene at U of T

Cliquez ici pour le français Dec. 12, 2022 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is asking Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities to implement the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism at the University of Toronto, following the release of a damning pre-published paper. The paper was written by Dr. Ayelet Kuper, who served as U …

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PETITION: Jewish Profs Need Your Support

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July 9, 2021 TORONTO — Earlier this week, B’nai Brith Canada drew attention to the concerns of Jewish faculty members at the University of Toronto (U of T) following problematic and antisemitic comments made by a University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) official. Now, those concerned faculty members need your support to make a difference. …

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Pushing Back Against Bigotry at U of T

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July 6, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is standing up for concerned Jewish faculty members at the University of Toronto (U of T) following problematic and antisemitic comments made by a University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) official. In speaking at a June 15 panel discussion at York University’s Osgoode Hall, Terezia Zoric, UTFA’s …

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Letter to U of T President Meric Gertler

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Meric Gertler June 30, 2021 President Kelly Hannah-Moffat Vice President Human Resources and Equity University of Toronto The purpose of this letter is to request appropriate responses to an act of bigotry from a member of the University of Toronto faculty. As explained below, speed of reaction matters. As also elaborated below, …

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B’nai Brith Canada Rejects Allegations by Teachers’ Union

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An image of the University of Toronto April 30, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada welcomes the University of Toronto’s support of recommendations made recently by former Supreme Court Justice Thomas Cromwell – but rejects the inappropriate censure of the university by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). These sentiments were expressed clearly in …

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Town Hall Event: Antisemitism at the University of Toronto

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Don’t Miss Tuesday’s Historic Town Hall Event

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VISIT UOFTTOWNHALL.CA ON TUESDAY EVENING TO WATCH THIS EVENT Tuesday evening will be a night our community won’t soon forget. In an unprecedented manner, Jewish organizations and synagogues from all backgrounds and walks of community life will come together to listen to a story that has caused a lot of grief, but has largely gone …

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U of T Silent in Face of Damning Antisemitism Report

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March 9, 2021 TORONTO – A leading Canadian university has declined to respond to a report highlighting systemic antisemitism on all three of its campuses, even as incidents targeting Jewish students and community members continue to occur. In June 2020, B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights submitted a 30-page report to administrators at the University …

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Tell U of T to ACT NOW on BDS and Student Fees

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March 2, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the University of Toronto to take immediate steps to implement a recent ruling against a mandatory “BDS Caucus” for graduate students. In a landmark ruling released on Feb. 4, the Complaint and Resolution Council for Student Societies (CRCSS) found that the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union …

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U of T Must Resist Pressure Campaign

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September 25, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is encouraging the University of Toronto to resist a pressure campaign demanding it hire an anti-Israel activist with ties to an organization closely linked to a terrorist group. Valentina Azarova, who has been painted by several news reports as a harmless “human-rights scholar,” was allegedly under …

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