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Feeding the Needy in Montreal: B’nai Brith and MADA Unite for Passover Food Drive

MONTREAL – Last week, a dozen B’nai Brith Canada volunteers enthusiastically headed to the MADA Community Centre warehouse to pick and pack more than 2,000 food baskets. It marked the beginning of what both organizations hope will become a long-term partnership. MADA is a volunteer-based organization that evolved from a small neighbourhood community centre to Montreal’s premier group that fights …

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Seniors in Crisis Get a Lift from Sports Celebrity Breakfast

Community, Quebec / By

MONTREAL – It is not necessarily a well-known fact, but there are almost 20,000 Jews living below the poverty line in the Montreal area. In fact, the poor represent some 20 per cent of the total Jewish population of 90,780 in the local community. Organizations such as B’nai Brith Canada continue to take a leadership role …

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Montreal Graffiti-Removal Artist Gets Burger Named After Him

Opinions, Quebec / By

Corey Fleischer is becoming a bit of a legend in Montreal. About seven years ago, via his Provincial Power Washing business, Fleischer connected with B’nai Brith Canada’s Quebec Region and in a very behind-the-scenes way voluntarily used his equipment to remove swastikas and other forms of hate graffiti throughout the city. Two years ago the secret …

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Montreal Theatre Company Hopes to Contribute to Peace in Israel

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MONTREAL – With a mission to develop, produce and broker new Quebec theatre to ever-widening audiences, the team at Infinithéâtre is committed to staging theatre that is as entertaining as it is relevant. Enter Oren Safdie, whose new play Mr. Goldberg Goes to Tel Aviv makes its world premiere on Jan. 30, 2017 at the St. James Theatre …

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Former Cantor Accused of Extortion by Montreal Synagogue

Opinions, Quebec / By

Congregation Adath Israel – based out of the Montreal island suburb of Hampstead – is standing by its spiritual leader, Rabbi Michael Whitman, after a barrage of social media attacks were directed against him by the synagogue’s former cantor, Shmuel Levin. On Jan. 1, 2017, Cantor Levin released a YouTube video in which he made …

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Will Montreal’s First Jewish Mayor be Declared Innocent of Bribery Charges?

Opinions, Quebec / By

It was one of the most extraordinary falls from grace by a prominent figure in Montreal Jewish community history. Seven months after being elected as the city’s first Jewish mayor, albeit on an interim basis, Michael Applebaum was paraded down the front steps of his home in handcuffs by the province’s anti-corruption police, UPAC, and …

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Reflections on Rosenthal’s Remembrance Day Contributions

Opinions, Quebec / By

I’d like to take this opportunity to bring to light a particular Remembrance Day ceremony that is near and dear to my heart. Larry Rosenthal, a long-time B’nai Brith Canada activist in Quebec, must be commended for once again organizing a very special commemoration at the Baron De Hirsch cemetery Jewish War Veterans monument. Although …

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Artists 4 Israel Makes Strong Impression on First Visit to Montreal

Campus, Opinions, Quebec / By

For a first-time visit to Montreal, Artists 4 Israel made a fairly good impression last week on McGill and Concordia university campuses. Artists 4 Israel was established in 2009 as a non-profit initiative to promote artists’ rights and the right of Israel to exist in peace and security. Based in New York City, its artists are talented …

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Artists 4 Israel Hope to Make Positive Impact at Concordia University

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I’ve often reported on anti-Israel activities at the downtown campus of Concordia University and the incident that stands out most vividly for me occurred in 2002, when Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak there. At the time, he was the former Prime Minister of Israel. His speech was cancelled after several hundred demonstrators got into …

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The Remarkable Joe Mendel: Jewish Community Leader Steps Up When Needed

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There are many remarkable individuals in Montreal’s Jewish community. Joe Mendel is one of them. I first met Joe just over two years ago, when I was invited for breakfast at the iconic Ruby Foo’s Hotel on Decarie Boulevard in Montreal. Joe is the managing partner of the ownership group. A few months ago, in …

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