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 Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada For the first time in its history, the Israeli National Baseball team will be playing with the best for the top prize in international baseball. With a 9-1 qualifying round win against Great Britain on Sunday, Israel earned a berth into the World Baseball Classic. The team’s roster
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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith was pleased and honoured to welcome Galit Baram, the Consul General of Israel to Toronto and Western Canada, to its national office. Among those meeting with Baram were B’nai Brith board members Jay Harris, Joseph Shier and Rick Orzy and staffers Michael Mostyn, CEO, Judy Foldes,
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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada welcomed this week Dr. Asher Grunis, President of the Supreme Court of Israel, in Toronto for a national speaking tour to discuss the role the Supreme Court plays in Israeli democracy. On Tuesday, Dr. Grunis, 71, greeted students at the University of Windsor’s
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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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Michael Mostyn (right), CEO of B’nai Brith Canada, and Sheila Mostyn (left), Senior Vice President, B’nai B’rith International, pose with Ron Dermer, Ambassador of Israel to the United States, at the B’nai B’rith International Leadership Forum. The forum took place last week in Washington, D.C. It included B’nai Brith members and supporters from around
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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith was honoured and pleased to welcome Deborah Lyons, the new Canadian Ambassador to Israel, to its national office. Among those joining Lyons at B’nai Brith were members of the Canadian federal government, B’nai Brith Canada board members and staff members and other prominent individuals in
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A community-wide, pre-Jewish holiday (Erev Yom Tov) ceremony was held in Montreal 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 to honour Jewish-Canadian soldiers who fell in battle in the First and Second World Wars, defending democracy. The ceremony was held in the Military section of the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery on De La Savane Avenue, Veteran’s Memorial Park,
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By Marty York Chief Media Officer B’nai Brith Canada David Matas, renowned international human rights, immigration and refugee lawyer based in Winnipeg, was B’nai Brith Canada’s representative at The High Level Forum on Global Antisemitism at the United Nations in New York last week. Please click here for information on the event. Please click here for David’s blog on the
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