By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada WINNIPEG – Stickers supporting and encouraging the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) against Israel have been discovered defacing products in two department stores in one of the largest malls in Winnipeg. The stickers were found on Sodastream products by two customers shopping at the Hudson’s Bay …
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On Sunday, Oct. 30, B’nai Brith Canada’s Midwest Region will be holding its 3rd annual “B’nai Brith Invitational Chess Tournament” at the Asper Community Centre in Winnipeg. Come watch 22 Manitoba chess masters duel it out in five rounds of intense chess competition! More information is available via the poster below.
By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada-Midwest Region and The League for Human Rights are proud to announce the launch of a new human rights initiative grant in Manitoba. The goal of the B’nai Brith Human Rights Initiative Grant Fund is to inspire individuals to create human rights projects that …
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By Aidan FishmanCampus Advocacy CoordinatorB’nai Brith Canada Prominent Manitoba First Nations activist, former CBC radio host and newly-elected NDP MLA Wab Kinew visited Camp Massad recently to discuss human rights issues. Massad is a Jewish summer camp located just north of Winnipeg, and was founded in 1953 as a vehicle for reviving the Hebrew language. After posting a …
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B’nai Brith Canada is proud to be one of the hosts of an event on October 6 featuring Clila Bau, the daughter of Holocaust survivors who were saved by Oscar Schindler. Clila Bau is the daughter of Rebecca and Joseph Bau, a couple who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oscar Schindler. Clila will be sharing inspiring stories …
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By Adriana Glikman Program Coordinator, Winnipeg B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is commending the efforts of Maple Leaf School in North Kildonan, Winnipeg after it ensured the prompt removal of hateful and antisemitic graffiti discovered on the school’s walls Friday night. At least two walls near the elementary school’s playground and basketball court were …
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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith in Winnipeg was pleased to have brought a group to recently attend the Anne Frank Exhibition, which was presented at the Winnipeg Millennium Library. The group consisted not only of B’nai Brith supporters but also of members of Bridges of Peace, Faith Temple, Church of the …
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Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada To borrow a term from baseball, B’nai Brith Day at the Winnipeg Goldeyes’ game this past Sunday was a big hit. Nearly 1,700 people showed up at Shaw Park for the eighth time that B’nai Brith has hosted its “Afternoon with the Goldeyes” event. The event is a community service …
About a dozen people protested Tuesday outside the Israel Pavilion at Shalom Square, targeting crowds attending Folklorama, Winnipeg’s annual celebration of multiculturalism. This is the third year in a row in which demonstrators protested outside the Asper Jewish Community Campus, Winnipeg’s main Jewish hub, at Folklorama. This comes in a city where public antisemitism and anti-Israel activity …
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By Tevy Pilc & Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada More than 200 people and several political dignitaries packed the Berney Theater at the Asper Jewish Community Campus in Winnipeg Monday night for the 22nd AMIA Community Commemoration ceremony. The annual event, honours and remembers the anniversary of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentine (AMIA) bombing, which occurred …
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