TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) are partnering with the Afghan Women’s Organization Refugee & Immigrant Service and The Neighbourhood Organization to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees. Thousands of Afghan refugees are being resettled in Canada because of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Many are facing difficulties, from […]
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B’nai Brith Canada urgently requires volunteers for two-hour shifts to work as greeters and B’nai Brith Ambassadors at Kennedy Bingo Hall – 991 Kennedy Road . All COVID-19 protocols will be followed. For this project only, volunteers who are 19 or older are eligible. The Bingo revenue allows us to provide services such as emergency
September 17, 2021 TORONTO – In the run up to the federal elections and with a disturbing rise in antisemitism, B’nai Brith Canada encourages smartphone users to download this country’s first anti-hate mobile app. The app is free and available on both Android and Apple platforms. It is also available in both English and French.
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B’nai Brith Canada has introduced a new feature that is being posted regularly at www.bnaibrith.ca/volunteer-with-us. This feature allows us to pay tribute and express gratitude to exceptional volunteers who have given their time and energy to further the missions of our grassroots, human-rights organization. We are grateful and proud of — Diandra and Jordana Etkin,
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Sept. 20, 2021 TORONTO – The University of Toronto has failed for seven months to act on a panel decision that a student union is engaging in anti-Israel discrimination, raising serious questions about the university’s stated commitment to fight antisemitism. In a ruling released on Feb. 4, the Complaint and Resolution Council for Student Societies (CRCSS), a body
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Shalom and Shana Tova! As we approach Rosh Hashanah and the new year, B’nai Brith Canada is hard at work fighting antisemitism and hatred – wherever and whenever it appears. We join the Jewish community of Canada in praying for a new year free of the scourge of antisemitism and the threat it poses to
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Please feel free to copy and paste the below letter to add your voice on this important issue. To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Academic Freedom Is No Excuse for Antisemitism Email Content: Dear President Hall, Vice-President Academic and Provost Kuehne, Dr. Schallié and Dr. Weaver, We write to you today as members of the
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English version of article below Photographiés de gauche à droite : Le Conseiller juridique en chef Steven Slimovitch, le Député David Birnbaum, le Coprésident du Conseil du Québec Ronnie Roter, le Coprésident du Conseil du Québec Jerry Tarasofsky au bureau de B’nai Brith Canada à Montréal. Pictured from left to right: Chief Legal Counsel Steven
Image credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang August 16, 2021 OTTAWA – Canadians will head to the polls September 20th. This is an opportunity for members of Canada’s Jewish community to play their role in the democratic process. Since the last federal election, B’nai Brith Canada has been engaged in consultations with Elections Canada officials, advocating for
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B’nai Brith Canada urgently requires volunteers to help us pack and deliver food boxes to members of our community on Wednesdays and Thursdays. B’nai Brith’s weekly Emergency Food Box Program provides food boxes to hundreds of seniors who are food insecure or are unable to leave their apartments and shop for themselves. Many of our
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