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B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn Discusses Racism, Antisemitism on FayteneTV

Feb. 27, 2018 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada, appeared as a special guest on the FayteneTV television program earlier this week to discuss racism, antisemitism, and anti-Muslim hatred in Canada. Hosted by Faytene Grasseschi, a long-time Ontario-based humanitarian and advocacy worker, FayteneTV is a current affairs show […]

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McGill Admits Mistakes in Antisemitism Report; B’nai Brith Demands New Investigation

Advocacy, Press Releases /

Feb. 21, 2018 MONTREAL – Administrators at McGill University are acknowledging that a recent antisemitism report contains factual errors, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Please click here to sign our petition demanding a new investigation. In a letter sent by a high-ranking McGill official to B’nai Brith, an admission was made that a part of the report was “inaccurate,” but that “this element does not effectively change

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Vancouver Imam Rails Against “Malevolent Jews” in Public Prayer Session

Advocacy, Press Releases /

Feb. 15, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada VANCOUVER – A Vancouver imam is in hot water once again after he was caught condemning “the malevolent Jews” and calling for the destruction of “the enemies of Islam” at a downtown anti-Israel protest. After a rally that took place outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on July

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B’nai Brith Deeply Disappointed by McGill Report on Antisemitism

Advocacy, Press Releases /

Feb. 6, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is expressing its frustration after a McGill University report asserted that antisemitism played no role in the removal of Jewish student Noah Lew and two pro-Israel peers from student government in October. The report, authored by former

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B’nai Brith Canada Appalled by Antisemitism on “Muslims in Calgary” Website

Advocacy, Press Releases /

Jan. 31, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada CALGARY – B’nai Brith Canada has filed a complaint with the Calgary Police Service over the virulently antisemitic content being promoted by a group, Muslims in Calgary, on its website and Facebook page. On Wednesday, a concerned community member

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Five Times the System Failed Canada’s Jewish Community in 2017

Opinions /

The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. Jan. 4, 2018 There was such systemic discrimination in Canada in 2017 that it motivated our community to mobilize, unite and fight back. A perfect example is when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) decided to remove

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Canadian Holocaust Denier Arrested in Germany Following B’nai Brith Complaint

Advocacy, Press Releases /

Jan. 4, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Monika Schaefer, a German-Canadian Holocaust denier and former Green Party of Canada candidate, has been arrested in Munich. Supporters of Schaefer are explicitly blaming B’nai Brith Canada for her arrest. B’nai Brith had filed complaints against Schaefer with German

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Ten Ways B’nai Brith Canada Supported Our Community in 2017

Advocacy, Community /

1. Supported Jewish students on campus. B’nai Brith Canada was active in helping Canadian students fight antisemitism on campus this year. In Montreal, after students were unfairly targeted for supporting pro-Israel causes, our petition to McGill Principal Suzanne Fortier prompted her to investigate and condemn the incident. In a separate incident at McGill, B’nai Brith exposed a student

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Montreal Synagogues Rocked by Hate Mail Calling for Jewish Genocide

Advocacy, Press Releases /

By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Dec. 18, 2017 MONTREAL – At least two synagogues in the Montreal area – Beth Ora and Shaare Zedek – received antisemitic hate mail Monday that advocated for the genocide of Jewish people, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. The letter, which strongly resembles Nazi propaganda, contained the phrase

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This Giving Tuesday, Help B’nai Brith Canada Fight Back

Community /

Dear Friends, A week from today – on Nov. 28, 2017 – the world will mark #GivingTuesday, an international movement that seeks to promote charitable giving, and where people from around the world donate to causes that are near and dear to their hearts. As the voice of Canada’s grassroots Jewish community, B’nai Brith Canada is proud

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