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MP Bestows Canada 150th Citizenship Award to B’nai Brith’s Eric Bissell

Oct. 24, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – In honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary, Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather (Mount Royal) awarded the Sesquicentennial Citizenship Award to B’nai Brith Canada’s Eric Bissell in Montreal. Bissell is a past-president of B’nai Brith Canada and longtime supporter of both the organization and Montreal’s Jewish community. The Sesquicentennial Citizenship Awards are …

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Arrest Warrant Issued in Montreal for Hate-Preaching Imam

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July 16, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – A Quebec judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of Palestinian-Jordanian Imam Sheikh Muhammad ibn Musa Al Nasr following a B’nai Brith complaint. During a sermon, Al Nasr called Jews “the worst of mankind” and expressed his hope that Muslims would slaughter them on Judgment …

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Montreal Police Investigating ‘Death to Israel’ Rapper After B’nai Brith Complaint

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July 14, 2017 By Aidan Fishman, G.S. Samra & Marty York B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – Following an investigation and subsequent complaint by B’nai Brith Canada, the Hate Crimes Unit of the Montreal Police Service has launched an investigation of its own into a rapper who promotes antisemitism and spends much of his time in Montreal. …

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Chagall’s Colour and Music: Jewish Artist Receives Warm Reception by Quebec Community

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June 19, 2017 By Gabrielle Samra Cultural Development Researcher B’nai Brith Canada In January of 2017, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts) announced the opening of the largest Canadian exhibition devoted to celebrated Jewish artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985), famous for his vibrant use of colour and elaborate implementation of religious symbols. Although …

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What B’nai Brith’s Audit Tells Us About Antisemitism in Quebec

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May 12, 2017 MONTREAL – When B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights announces the details of its annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents at a Montreal press conference, the room is traditionally full. This year’s setting was in the heart of downtown, at the Place du Canada offices of Fuller Landau Charted Accountants, courtesy of firm partner and B’nai Brith Canada senior statesman …

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On Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Let’s Show Our Support for the State of Israel!

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TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada will proudly take part in community-wide events across the country next week celebrating Israel’s 69th birthday on Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day), and we urge you to join us, wherever you are! B’nai Brith will have representation at ceremonies taking place in Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, and Ottawa on Monday, …

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B’nai Brith Hosts YomHaShoah Ceremonies Across Canada

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April 25, 2017 By Jaimie Goldstein B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Yesterday, on Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), B’nai Brith Canada paid tribute to the six million Jews, as well as countless others, who were robbed of their lives by the Nazi regime. To commemorate those who perished, B’nai Brith held ceremonies across Canada where …

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Another Montreal Imam Incites Violence Against Jewish Community

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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada March 21, 2017 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada has reported an incident involving yet another Montreal imam to the Hate Crimes Unit of the Montreal Police Service. As CIJNews reports, the imam was recorded delivering an antisemitic sermon and inciting violence against Jewish people. In a speech delivered on …

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SIGN OUR PETITION: Canada Must Enforce Its Existing Hate Crime Laws

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Dear Friends, The time has come for Canada to finally get serious about addressing antisemitism and hatred against its Jewish community. Over the last few years, several clear instances of antisemitic hate crimes have occurred throughout the country, though appropriate charges were never laid. B’nai Brith Canada has been diligent in reporting these hate crimes …

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Montreal, Winnipeg Hit with Snow Swastikas

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By Marty York Chief Media Officer B’nai Brith Canada The ugly reality of antisemitism in Canada was evident in the suburbs of two major Canadian cities in recent days, B’nai Brith has learned. In the Winnipeg neighbourhood of St. Vital, a former Cabinet Minister in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba became appalled and infuriated when …

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