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B’nai Brith Canada Presents Certificate of Recognition to City of Côte Saint-Luc

June 14, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada was proud to present a Certificate of Recognition to the City of Côte Saint-Luc for its dedication to fighting against racism, antisemitism and discrimination on June 12, 2017. B’nai Brith Canada’s Quebec Region as well as the B’nai Brith House and the under-construction …

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

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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B’nai Brith Canada Condemns Quebec City Mosque Shooting

In response to the deadly shooting at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec on Sunday night, B’nai Brith Canada Chief Executive Officer Michael Mostyn has issued the following statement: “As a human rights organization, we denounce last night’s act of terrorism in the strongest terms and send our heartfelt condolences to the families of the …

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A B’nai Brith Hanukkah Mitzvah

By Harvey Levine Regional Director, Quebec B’nai Brith Canada As we have every year  for the past four decades, on each night of Hanukkah volunteers and staff members with B’nai Brith Canada arrived at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal to light the menorah alongside bed-ridden patients. This past Monday evening there was a bitter ice storm …

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Celebrating the Château B’nai Brith Groundbreaking in Montreal

By Mike CohenQuebec Bureau ChiefB’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada held its official groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a much anticipated $26-million, 129-unit subsidized seniors’ residence. The Bissell Family Foundation Château B’nai Brith will be located in the Montreal suburb of Côte Saint-Luc, only a short walk from Maison B’nai Brith (B’nai Brith House), another B’nai …

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B’nai Brith Canada Visits Montreal Charities for ‘Day of Goodwill’

By Joanne Cutler Chair of Community Services B’nai Brith Canada – Quebec Region Throughout its history, B’nai Brith has been a formidable institution of charity in Canada. We at B’nai Brith Canada feel it’s our duty to support the most vulnerable members of our community as it makes a genuinely positive impact on the world – a …

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Fallen Jewish-Canadian Soldiers Honoured at Pre-Jewish Holiday Ceremony in Montreal

A community-wide, pre-Jewish holiday (Erev Yom Tov) ceremony was held in Montreal 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 to honour Jewish-Canadian soldiers who fell in battle in the First and Second World Wars, defending democracy. The ceremony was held in the Military section of the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery on De La Savane Avenue, Veteran’s Memorial Park, …

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Quebec Government Makes Donation to Chateau B’nai Brith Project

Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher (Chercheur/Écrivain) B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is expressing gratitude to the Quebec government for its donation to the Chateau B’nai Brith project. Under the “Support Volunteer Work Program,” the Government of Quebec was pleased to present a cheque to the Residence Chateau B’nai Brith for all the energy and good work invested by B’nai Brith …

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