B'nai Brith Canada's Year in Review 2018
Dec. 23, 2018
It was a long and tumultuous year for Canada’s Jewish community in 2018, with anti-Jewish sentiment emanating from radical Islamists, neo-Nazis and white supremacists, and both sides of the political spectrum.
For B’nai Brith Canada, it was a noteworthy year as we doubled down in our ongoing efforts to wipe out racism, antisemitism and hatred, culminating in a series of successful campaigns that set important precedents for the future of our community.
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Read moreAdopt Our Action Plan, B’nai Brith Canada Urges in Response to StatsCan Hate-Crimes Report
Swastikas drawn in the snow in a Jewish neighbourhood north of Toronto in November
Nov. 28, 2018
By Daniel Koren
Manager, Media Relations & Communications
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – Statistics Canada has released its dossier on police-reported hate crimes for the year 2017 – and the results confirm a worrying trend highlighted in B’nai Brith Canada’s 2017 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, the authoritative document on antisemitism in Canada.
Read moreSIGN OUR PETITION: Urge Government to Immediately Deport Nazi Helmut Oberlander
Helmut Oberlander
Nov. 8, 2018
By Daniel Koren & Marty York
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – A day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in the House of Commons for Canada’s failures toward Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, the federal government is now in position to deport Nazi Helmut Oberlander.
Read moreB’nai Brith Questions Yet Another Round of UNRWA Funding from Canada
Oct. 12, 2018
By Marty York
Chief Media Relations & Communications Officer
B'nai Brith Canada
OTTAWA – B'nai Brith Canada is extremely concerned about a decision by the federal government to contribute another $50-million to the United Nations Palestinian Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Read moreMetro Responds to BDS Stickers: ‘This Does Not Reflect Our Opinions’
BDS stickers placed illegally at a Metro supermarket in Toronto (Photo Credit: Leora Erin Facebook)
Oct. 11, 2018
By Daniel Koren
Manager, Media Relations & Communications
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – Metro Ontario Inc., the corporation that oversees the chain of Metro grocery stores across the province, is decrying the anti-Israel, pro-BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) stickers that were recently discovered at two of its Toronto locations.
Read moreB’nai Brith Deeply Disturbed by Antisemitic Attack on Canadian-Jewish MPs
Dimitri Lascaris (left) levelled an antisemitic slur against Canadian Jewish MPS Michael Levitt (centre) and Anthony Housefather (right)
Sept. 9, 2018
TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is denouncing an antisemitic slur levelled against Canadian Jewish elected officials by the chair of one of Canada’s largest anti-Israel groups.
Read moreDistributor Removes Antisemitic, Anti-Muslim Shirts After B’nai Brith Canada Complaint
These offensive T-shirts, among many others, were available for sale on Teespring.com
Sept. 4, 2018
By Amanda Attar
Communications Associate
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – A leading U.S. T-shirt distributor has pulled the plug on a selection of antisemitic, anti-Muslim and misogynistic clothing articles following demands to remove them from B’nai Brith Canada.
Read moreAnti-Israel Protesters Threaten, Disparage B’nai Brith Outside Toronto Headquarters
Protesters demonstrate outside B'nai Brith Canada headquarters in Toronto on Aug. 29, 2018
Aug. 29, 2018
By Daniel Koren
Manager, Media Relations & Communications
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – A few dozen activists protested outside B’nai Brith Canada headquarters in Toronto Wednesday in a rally to support the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).
Read moreUniversity of Lethbridge Confirms Departure of Anthony Hall
Anthony Hall
Aug. 8, 2018
By Ran Ukashi & Daniel Koren
B'nai Brith Canada
It’s official: Professor Anthony Hall will not be returning to the classroom.
Read moreB'nai Brith Questions Ontario Civil Rights Group's Support of Holocaust Denier
Monika Schaefer (Photo: YouTube)
July 17, 2018
By Dana Fields
Senior Writer/Researcher
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is questioning the Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) after it publicly suggested the Canadian government step in to aid Holocaust denier Monika Schaefer.
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