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Yet Another Record-Setting Year for Antisemitism in Canada, New Audit Finds

April 25, 2022 OTTAWA – Canada experienced another highly disturbing year for antisemitism in 2021. For the sixth consecutive year, records were set for antisemitic incidents in the country. There was a 7.2% increase from 2020. This is one of several troublesome facts revealed in the 40th Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today […]

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Rescue in the Philippines documentary

A fascinating recounting of a little-known period of WW2 when 1,200 Jews fleeing Nazi persecution in Europe were accepted as refugees in the Philippines, one of the few countries to accept Holocaust refugees. CLICK HERE to watch the video in full

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B’nai Brith Releases Detailed Refutation of Flawed U of T Report

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April 8, 2022 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is highly disappointed in a University of Toronto report about how the school plans to respond to the ongoing and serious antisemitism woes on its campus. The University’s Antisemitism Working Group (AWG) recently released its long-awaited Final Report on addressing antisemitism on campus following years of pressure

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Event Honouring Terrorist to Take Place at Vancouver Church

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April 7, 2022 VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Canadians to denounce a Vancouver church for facilitating an event glorifying a Palestinian terrorist. In order to register your outrage at the actions of Grandview Calvary Baptist Church, click here to send an email. Please remember to remain civil. This coming Saturday, Grandview Calvary

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B’nai Brith Canada Backs UNHRC Decision Suspending Russia

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April 7, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada applauds today’s historic vote at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The UNGA voted 93-24, with 58 abstentions, thereby reaching the 2/3 majority of voting members required to adopt the unprecedented motion of suspending a UNHRC member. B’nai Brith supports the measure in light of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the increasing evidence of Russian

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CEO of B’nai Brith Canada Reveals Insight on Antisemitism in New Book

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April 6, 2022 The time has come in our country to implement and enforce its hate-crimes laws, according to the Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada. In a new book called Inspiring Canadians – 40 Brilliant Canadians and Their Visions for the Nation – Michael Mostyn suggested the need for specific hate crime

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Canada’s Ambassador Shares B’nai Brith Concerns about Biased UN Commission Chair

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April 5, 2022 OTTAWA – Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations has expressed doubts about the newly formed “Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories” of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). “Canada shares some of the concerns expressed in your letter… regarding the Commission’s scope, unprecedented ongoing nature, and budget in

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Arabic Newspaper Praises B’nei Brak Terror Massacre

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April 4, 2022 TORONTO – A newspaper in the Greater Toronto Area with a long history of anti-Jewish incitement is at it again, praising the murder of five people during a terrorist attack in Israel last week. In the April 1 edition of al-Meshwar, edited by Nazih Khatatba, an article appears with the headline, “Ramadan Comes

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Une nouvelle année record pour l’antisémitisme au Canada, selon un nouvel audit

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25 avril 2022 Le Canada a connu en 2021 une nouvelle année très inquiétante en matière d’antisémitisme. Pour la sixième année consécutive, les incidents antisémites ont connu des records dans le pays. Une augmentation de 7,2 % a été enregistrée par rapport à 2020. C’est l’un des nombreux faits troublants révélés par le 40e audit annuel

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Bloc Québécois Pledges to Fight Antisemitism

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April 1, 2022 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada and the Bloc Québécois have agreed that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, which has also been endorsed by the Government of Canada, is a vital tool in combating hate aimed at Jews. Responding to a challenge from B’nai Brith, which informed Bloc leader

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