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B’nai Brith Condemns Antisemitic Vandalism Across the Country

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September 17, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada condemns the rash of antisemitic vandalism against election-campaign signs and billboards across the country during the past several days. Every federal election year, campaign signs and billboards of all parties are vandalized with antisemitic slogans, swastikas, and other hate-filled messages and propaganda. This year, however, there …

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B’nai Brith Canada Condemns Neo-Nazi Posters at UBC

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By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Nov. 12, 2017 B’nai Brith Canada utterly condemns a series of antisemitic incidents at the University of British Columbia last week, including neo-Nazi posters found at the site of the campus Remembrance Day ceremony. On Nov. 11, The Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper, reported that entrances to the War Memorial Gym were plastered …

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York Region Police Charge Three in Vaughan School Antisemitic Graffiti Case

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July 10, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada York Regional Police (YRP) have charged three 17-year-olds following the discovery of antisemitic and racist hate graffiti on the walls of a Vaughan high school. According to police, the three male suspects turned themselves in and were subsequently charged with one account of mischief of over …

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WATCH: CityNews Interviews B’nai Brith on Antisemitic Graffiti at Vaughan School

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July 4, 2017 CityNews interviewed Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada, about an incident in which antisemitic and racist graffiti and disturbing messages were found on the walls of a high school in Vaughan, Ont The incident was reported to B’nai Brith through its 24/7 Anti-Hate Hotline. In the report, Mostyn highlights the increase in antisemitic incidents in …

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Antisemitic, Racist Graffiti Stains York Region High School

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June 30, 2017 By Tevy Pilc and Dahlia Horlick Staff Writer/Researcher | Campus Advocacy Researcher B’nai Brith Canada June 30, 2017 TORONTO – “Jews did 9/11.” That was one of the appalling, antisemitic graffiti messages scrawled this week onto the wall of a York Region high school north of Toronto. There was also a swastika drawn in place of a maple leaf on a Canadian flag. …

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Are Hate Crimes Up or Are People Just Finally Taking Notice?

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Full disclosure – I personally am not a supporter of U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. But in recent weeks I’ve come to realize that, in one way at least, we owe him some gratitude. I’ve heard both sides of the argument. Some believe that Trump’s campaign and subsequent election emboldened the alt-right and others to show …

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In These Times of Peril, B’nai Brith Canada Needs Your Support

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Dear Friends, We are only two months into the year 2017, and yet, we have already witnessed several offensive and blatantly antisemitic incidents across Canada. We’ve seen religious leaders call for the destruction of Judaism in Quebec, a bomb threat at a London, Ont. Jewish community centre, mezuzahs ripped apart and vandalized in Toronto, antisemitic …

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Michael Mostyn Condemns Antisemitic Vandalism in Hamilton

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B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn has issued the following statement regarding the discovery of antisemitic vandalism in Hamilton on Feb. 22, 2017: “We unequivocally condemn these horrific acts of antisemitism. Along with Holocaust denial posters at the University of Calgary, calls to ‘punch a Zionist’ at McGill and attempts to obstruct Holocaust education at Ryerson, these …

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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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Being a Victim of Antisemitism Has Actually Brought Me Hope

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In my time as a contributor for B’nai Brith Canada, I’ve written a lot about antisemitism and its implications. Last week, I penned a more personal story after finding a swastika drawn in the snow on my own front yard, discussing the myriad of emotions I felt that ranged from anger to sadness to anxiety. …

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