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B’nai Brith Winnipeg to Commemorate 24th Anniversary of AMIA Terror Attack

Twenty-four years ago this July, Buenos Aires’ Jewish community fell victim to a brutal terrorist attack. On July 18, 1994, the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) was bombed, leaving 85 people dead and hundreds injured. Home to a significant Argentinian Jewish Community, B’nai Brith Canada Winnipeg commemorates the AMIA attacks each year. On July 18 […]

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B’nai Brith Canada Commemorates Victims of AMIA Bombing

Community /

July 18, 2017 By Hailey Kobrin Communications Associate B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is marking the 23rd anniversary of the attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentine (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, which occurred July 18, 1994. Taking place two years after the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires that killed 29 people, it left 85

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Large Turnout for AMIA Community Commemoration in Winnipeg

Community /

By Tevy Pilc & Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada More than 200 people and several political dignitaries packed the Berney Theater at the Asper Jewish Community Campus in Winnipeg Monday night for the 22nd AMIA Community Commemoration ceremony. The annual event, honours and remembers the anniversary of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentine (AMIA) bombing, which occurred

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Remembering the AMIA Terror Attack

Advocacy, Community /

By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Today marks the 22nd anniversary of of the worst terror attack in Argentina’s history. And at the center of it was the Jewish community of Buenos Aires. On July 18, 1994, the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentine (AMIA) was bombed, leaving 85 people dead and hundreds more injured. Unfortunately,

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