Montreal Archives - Page 13 of 14

On Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Let’s Show Our Support for the State of Israel!

TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada will proudly take part in community-wide events across the country next week celebrating Israel’s 69th birthday on Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day), and we urge you to join us, wherever you are! B’nai Brith will have representation at ceremonies taking place in Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, and Ottawa on Monday, […]

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B’nai Brith Hosts YomHaShoah Ceremonies Across Canada

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April 25, 2017 By Jaimie Goldstein B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Yesterday, on Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), B’nai Brith Canada paid tribute to the six million Jews, as well as countless others, who were robbed of their lives by the Nazi regime. To commemorate those who perished, B’nai Brith held ceremonies across Canada where

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Another Montreal Imam Incites Violence Against Jewish Community

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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada March 21, 2017 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada has reported an incident involving yet another Montreal imam to the Hate Crimes Unit of the Montreal Police Service. As CIJNews reports, the imam was recorded delivering an antisemitic sermon and inciting violence against Jewish people. In a speech delivered on

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SIGN OUR PETITION: Canada Must Enforce Its Existing Hate Crime Laws

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Dear Friends, The time has come for Canada to finally get serious about addressing antisemitism and hatred against its Jewish community. Over the last few years, several clear instances of antisemitic hate crimes have occurred throughout the country, though appropriate charges were never laid. B’nai Brith Canada has been diligent in reporting these hate crimes

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Montreal, Winnipeg Hit with Snow Swastikas

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By Marty York Chief Media Officer B’nai Brith Canada The ugly reality of antisemitism in Canada was evident in the suburbs of two major Canadian cities in recent days, B’nai Brith has learned. In the Winnipeg neighbourhood of St. Vital, a former Cabinet Minister in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba became appalled and infuriated when

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Celebrating the Château B’nai Brith Groundbreaking in Montreal

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By Mike CohenQuebec Bureau ChiefB’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada held its official groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a much anticipated $26-million, 129-unit subsidized seniors’ residence. The Bissell Family Foundation Château B’nai Brith will be located in the Montreal suburb of Côte Saint-Luc, only a short walk from Maison B’nai Brith (B’nai Brith House), another B’nai

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Antisemitic Vandals Target Jewish Sites in Montreal, Ottawa

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Over the past few days, Jewish sites in both Montreal and Ottawa have been targeted with an unusually heavy barrage of antisemitic vandalism. On Monday morning, a swastika was discovered on the wall of Hof Kelsten, an iconic Jewish bakery on Boulevard Saint-Laurent, just a block away from the memorial site for the late Jewish-Canadian

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B’nai Brith Remembrance Day Service in Montreal

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B’nai Brith will be holding a Remembrance Day Service at the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery in Montreal. Details on the event can be viewed via the flier below.

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B’nai Brith Canada Visits Montreal Charities for ‘Day of Goodwill’

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By Joanne Cutler Chair of Community Services B’nai Brith Canada – Quebec Region Throughout its history, B’nai Brith has been a formidable institution of charity in Canada. We at B’nai Brith Canada feel it’s our duty to support the most vulnerable members of our community as it makes a genuinely positive impact on the world – a

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Donations sought at B’nai Brith Canada Quebec

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The Quebec Region of B’nai Brith Canada is collecting nonperishable goods, outerwear, underwear, and hygiene products for adults, children and babies as an ongoing project. Drop off location is at the B’nai Brith Quebec office located in the Cote St Luc Shopping Centre at 7155 Chemin de la Côte-Saint-Luc. The first box has been filled

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