May 7, 2018 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is proud to announce it is hosting local debates at three Toronto-area synagogues in the run-up to Ontario’s June 7 provincial election. Debates will take place at the Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue in Eglinton-Lawrence on May 22, Chabad Flamingo in Thornhill on May 23, and the Beth Tikvah Synagogue in Willowdale …
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Nov. 16, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Middlefield Collegiate Institute in Markham today is a long ways away from the Warsaw Ghetto and Madjanek concentration camp of World War II. But on the morning of Tuesday Nov. 14, 2017, these two worlds came together as more than 300 students from the Ontario …
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B’nai Brith Canada is commending the Ontario Legislature for officially joining the chorus of voices that staunchly reject the antisemitic boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) against Israel. The ‘Standing Firm Against Intolerance’ motion, introduced by Gila Martow, Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Thornhill, passed on Thursday, Dec. 1 by 49 to 5 votes. …
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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has condemned an antisemitic article appearing in a Southwestern Ontario publication. In an email sent to B’nai Brith Canada, Wynne did not mince words. “I want to condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the statements in the al-Saraha article that deny …
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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada A potential Ontario motion combating boycotts and sanctions against Israel might be getting a second shot at success. And this time it might have the support of ruling Liberals. That’s what Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne implied Thursday when asked why the Liberals (with the exception of MPP Mike …
Ontario Premier Wynne calls for ‘Unifying’ Anti-Boycott and Sanctions Motion Read More »
Jerusalem—In response to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s denunciation of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel, and the “Standing Up Against Anti-Semitism in Ontario Act” introduced by Ontario MPPs Tim Hudak and Mike Colle, B’nai Brith Canada and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) issued the following statements: “We applaud Premier …
February 16, 2016, TORONTO — The Ontario Government announced today that it is establishing an Anti-Racism Directorate to address racism in all forms, and B’nai Brith Canada is eager to see it succeed. “Since 1875, B’nai Brith has fought the harmful effects of racism and discrimination on individuals of all backgrounds,” said Michael Mostyn, Chief …
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