October 2, 2017 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is raising concerns about an overly broad definition of Islamophobia adopted by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), which would prohibit staff and students from criticizing “Islamic politics”. The TDSB’s Islamic Heritage Month Resource Guidebook, which will be used in schools across Toronto this October, defines Islamophobia as “fear, …
October 2, 2017 TORONTO – Just a few hours after concerns were raised by B’nai Brith Canada, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has pledged to replace its definition of Islamophobia and recall all copies of its Islamic Heritage Month Resource Guidebook until the changes are complete. Earlier on Oct. 2, B’nai Brith Canada had expressed alarm at an …
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June 16, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – May and June of 2017 have yielded an uptick in antisemitic incidents in the Greater Toronto Area, including three separate incidents near a Jewish elementary school. B’nai Brith Canada, which actively assists victims of antisemitic incidents, has discovered that the following incidents have …
Antisemitic Incidents on the Rise in Toronto in Recent Months Read More »
A rally on May 13, 2017 in solidarity with Palestinian terrorists staging a hunger strike in Israeli prisons was endorsed by the York Federation of Students (YFS) and the University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union (UTMSU), B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Hammam Farah, one of the organizers of the rally, described its purpose as “supporting the demands of our heroic prisoners.” Chief among those prisoners is Marwan al-Barghouti, who …
Toronto Student Unions Whitewash Terrorism Against Israelis Read More »
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, …
On Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Let’s Show Our Support for the State of Israel! Read More »
By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Feb. 22, 2017 B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn spoke at a news conference on Wednesday, Feb, 22, 2017, alongside Toronto police and Mayor John Tory at the Toronto Police Service Division 32 headquarters following incidents of antisemitic vandalism in Toronto, most notably, when post-it notes with …
B’nai Brith Gives Press Conference on Antisemitism With Toronto Mayor John Tory Read More »
Rabbi Yirmi Cohen and Councillor James Pasternak hosted a Rosh Hashana celebration at Toronto City Hall for the community on September 29, 2016. Mayor John Tory blew everyone away when he blew the shofar.
By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Residents of B’nai Brith’s 4300 Bathurst Street Senior Citizen Residence in Toronto were treated to a very special hot meal event as part of a new seniors’ program initiative. Nearly 40 residents attended the event, which was held on September 1. The new program is geared …
First Hot Meal Event at B’nai Brith Senior Residence in Toronto Read More »
By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada The mayors of Canada’s largest metropolises are heading to the Holy Land. In an announcement made at Montreal city hall this week, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said he will lead an economic mission to Israel in the fall. He will be joined by Toronto Mayor John Tory. …
