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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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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.