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B’nai Brith Provides Submission to U of T Inquiry

December 16, 2020 TORONTO — Thomas Cromwell, former Supreme Court of Canada Justice, has been appointed by the University of Toronto to inquire into the controversial events surrounding the decision not to hire Valentina Azarova as the head of the Faculty of Law’s International Human Rights Program (IHRP). Over the past few months, B’nai Brith Canada […]

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Father Tadeusz Rydzyk, chairman of Radio Maryja (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Station Severs Ties with Radio Maryja Canada Following B’nai Brith Advocacy

December 14, 2020 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is extremely pleased with the decision of CJMR 1320, a radio station broadcasting to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), to terminate its business relationship with Radio Maryja Canada. Referring to a letter from B’nai Brith to CJMR 1320 detailing examples of Radio Maryja’s antisemitic statements broadcast around

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Let’s Demand Justice for the Uyghur People

December 10, 2020 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the public to demand justice for the Uyghur people, including an end to the Chinese government’s persecution of the Uyghurs and other minorities. In a virtual event Thursday, Ran Ukashi, National Director of B’nai Brith’s League for Human Rights, moderated a panel discussing the

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Paris attacks highlight critical need to screen out those with radical Jihadist views

November 15, 2015, TORONTO — Reports of a Syrian passport found at the scene of one of the terror attacks in Paris highlight the ever increasing need to properly screen all individuals entering Canada, warns B’nai Brith Canada. Greek authorities have reported that the passport was ‘very likely’ used by an individual who transited to

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Topham found guilty of promoting hatred against Jews

Arthur Topham, 68, of British Columbia has been convicted of promoting hatred against the Jewish people through his website. B’nai Brith was among the first complainants to reach out to the RCMP regarding Topham’s postings which have been replete with racist attacks against the Jewish community. For years Topham has focused his outlandish conspiracy theories

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Sheila Mostyn of Toronto Elected B’nai B’rith International Senior Vice President

Sheila Mostyn of Toronto Elected B’nai B’rith International Senior Vice President (Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2015)—Sheila Mostyn of Toronto was elected senior vice president of B’nai B’rith International, the world’s oldest and most widely known Jewish humanitarian, human rights and advocacy organization, by the Board of Governors at its annual meeting. Mostyn currently serves as

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B’nai Brith congratulates Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada on winning a majority government

B’nai Brith congratulates Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada on winning a majority government October 20th, 2015, TORONTO — B’nai Brith congratulates Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada on winning a majority government. As the country’s most senior Jewish human rights and social service organization, B’nai Brith hosted a national debate

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B’nai B’rith Delegation to World Leaders: You Can No Longer Condone Palestinian Incitement – B’nai Brith Canada

B’nai B’rith Delegation to World Leaders: You Can No Longer Condone Palestinian Incitement October 13, 2015 — During the opening of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a B’nai B’rith International delegation met with numerous visiting presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers and other senior officials. The delegation, led by

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