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B’nai Brith Welcomes PM Trudeau Apology, Urges Government Plan to Combat Antisemitism

Nov. 7, 2018 By Marty York & Daniel Koren B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is welcoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s apology to the Jewish community. Still, the organization is again urging the federal government to adopt a concrete, national action plan to fight antisemitism. On Wednesday, the Prime Minister made a statement …

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When Jews Were Sent to Internment Camps in Canada

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July 24, 2018 By Sara Gruszczynski Communications Associate B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – Earlier this year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to issue a formal apology for Canada’s decision in 1939 to turn away the MS St. Louis, a German ocean liner carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees. As monumental as this apology will be in rewriting …

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Canada to Apologize for the MS St. Louis

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May 9, 2018 By Noa Levin Communications and Social Media Associate B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that he will make a formal apology for Canada’s 1939 decision to turn away the MS St. Louis, an ocean liner carrying over 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution. The MS St. Louis set sail from Hamburg, Germany …

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This week in Jewish History: June 5-11

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By Simon Pelsmakher B’nai Brith Canada The first week of June this year marks the anniversary of several important events in Jewish and Israeli History. Although many of these events are often celebrated on the Hebrew dates, listed below are when they occurred on the English calendar. On June 5th marks the 49th Anniversary of …

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