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B’nai Brith Calling for British Columbia to Dump Names of Nazi Collaborators

Jan. 11, 2022 VANCOUVER — B’nai Brith Canada is supporting an effort to rename geographic sites in British Columbia that were named after historical figures who collaborated with the Nazi regime. Henri Philippe Petain, the namesake of three geographical features on the border of British Columbia and Alberta, served as the President of Vichy France during the […]

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Two Years Later, We Renew Quest for Justice in Downing of Ukrainian Airliner

Jan. 07, 2022 OTTAWA – On the second anniversary of the destruction of a Ukrainian airliner by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), B’nai Brith Canada reiterates its solidarity with the families of the victims and Iranian-Canadian organizations that are demanding justice. On Jan. 8, 2020, the IRGC – the armed forces of the Islamic Republic

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B’nai Brith Demands Action after “Death to America” Vigil

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Jan. 06, 2022 Toronto – B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that a federal corporation be dissolved after it organized a vigil endorsing terrorist groups and calling for death to Canada’s southern neighbour. Last Sunday evening, a small group gathered in front of the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto to mark the death of Qasem Soleimani,

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Anti-Israel Group Found Using Israeli Software

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Jan. 04, 2022 Toronto – An anti-Israel group that is promoting boycotts, divestments, and sanctions against the world’s only Jewish state is using Israeli software to circulate its message. Petition for Palestine, the aforementioned Canadian group, is pushing for negative coverage of Israel by sharing a petition. The website builder that the group used for

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B’nai Brith Welcomes Vindication of Jewish School Trustee

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Dec. 08, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is relieved by a failed attempt tonight to censure a Jewish trustee of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) for speaking out against antisemitism. During a May controversy over materials distributed by a TDSB equity advisor, Trustee Alexandra Lulka, who represents Ward 5 – York Centre, which has

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B’nai Brith Rejects Flimsy U of T Antisemitism Report

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Dec. 08, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is appalled by a counterproductive report from the University of Toronto that will allow a climate of antisemitism to continue on its campus. U of T’s Antisemitism Working Group, formed in December of 2020 and composed of academics and campus bureaucrats, issued its final report on Wednesday, following a

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Act NOW to Support a Jewish Trustee under Attack

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Dec. 05, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is standing in solidarity with a Jewish trustee of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) who is facing persecution for speaking out against antisemitism. In May, in the midst of a controversy over materials distributed by TDSB equity advisor Javier Dávila, trustee Alexandra Lulka took to social

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Dangerous Algorithms

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It is no secret that social media platforms provide easy access to hate and other harmful content. However, their mode of operation, algorithms, reacts to people’s searches and so fuels users with suggested sites according to their interests. These algorithms promote alarming glorification of violence and misinformation in Canada. According to the report, social media

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Human Rights Complaint Launched against UTFA President

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Dec. 03, 2021 TORONTO — A group of Jewish professors at the University of Toronto has launched a human rights complaint against the President of the University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA). The complaint before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) emerges out of an online panel event last June 15 regarding the Valentina

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B’nai Brith ravi de la formation d’une coalition de communautés et de dirigeants

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To Read This Press Release in English, Click Here Le 2 décembre 2021 MONTRÉAL – B’nai Brith Canada est ravi du soutien d’une coalition nouvellement formée de groupes communautaires et d’individus basés à Montréal, unis pour faire avancer notre plan d’action en quatre points proposé pour guider le gouvernement dans la garantie de l’engagement du

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