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B’nai Brith Canada Launches, Expands its Annual Diverse Minds Creative Writing Contest

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B’nai Brith Canada is excited to announce the launch of its annual Diverse Minds creative writing contest for high school students. The contest, which invites participants to submit their own illustrated, original children’s books containing messages on the values of diversity and inclusion, is in its third year in Manitoba and second in the Greater […]

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B’nai Brith Horrified by Desecration of Montreal Synagogue

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May 28, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is shocked and appalled by the violation of a local synagogue, one of the worst such incidents to take place in Canada in years. On Wednesday, a congregant visited the Sepharade Kol Yehouda synagogue in Côte St-Luc, Que. with his son to retrieve ritual items for

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BDS “Campaign Posters” Enrage Montreal Resident

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November 8, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – The trendy Montreal district of Griffintown, just blocks away from downtown, has become a popular destination in recent years for members of the Jewish community to reside. One such individual is Steve Frischman, the son of Holocaust survivors and a gentleman with no tolerance for acts

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B’nai Brith Musical Brunches for Seniors Fill an Important Community Need

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September 12, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada’s Quebec Region continues to hit the right note with its musical brunches for seniors at the Adath Israel Congregation in suburban Hampstead near Montreal. The debut program in this series took place on December 10, 2017 and was a resounding success.

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Election Debate Details Announced

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September 10, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – As previously announced, B’nai Brith Canada is teaming up with synagogues across the country to host local debates in the run-up to October’s federal election. B’nai Brith reminds members of the Jewish community that they have various options for making their voices heard through their votes, notwithstanding that Election

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Montreal Cab Driver Charged in Violent-Assault Case

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September 5, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – A former taxi driver has been charged after a violent assault of a Jewish man on July 28, 2019. As reported at the time by B’nai Brith Canada, a taxi driver in Montreal was caught on camera violently assaulting a visibly Jewish man in a parking garage. The perpetrator allegedly hurled

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B’nai Brith Canada Goes One on One with Boss of Montreal Taxi Company

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August 21, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL- George Boussios grew up in the Montreal borough of Outremont, known for its large Hasidic population. His father, John, drove a cab for many years and eventually rose to become president of Taxi Champlain. George followed in his dad’s footsteps, first as a driver and now at the helm

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B’nai Brith Outraged by Antisemitic Taxi Assault in Montreal

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August 1, 2019 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is sounding the alarm after a Jewish man was assaulted by a taxi driver amid a barrage of antisemitic slurs over the weekend. On Sunday, July 28, the victim, who has asked B’nai Brith not to share his name publicly, was visiting his elderly parents at a condo building in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal. While waiting for

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B’nai Brith Calls on Ottawa to Act on Bill 21 – B’nai Brith demande à Ottawa de donner suite à la loi 21

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18 juillet 2019 B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada demande au premier ministre Justin Trudeau de s’opposer au projet de loi sur les symboles religieux du Québec, après que des efforts juridiques visant à le bloquer temporairement aient échoué aujourd’hui. Dans un bref jugement rendu aujourd’hui, le juge Michel Yergeau a statué que

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B’nai Brith réitère son opposition au projet de loi 21 présenté à l’Assemblée nationale du Québec/B’nai Brith Reiterates Opposition to Bill 21 in Proposal to Quebec National Assembly

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QUEBEC – Alors que la province de Québec se prépare à adopter une nouvelle loi interdisant les employés de la fonction publique d’afficher des symboles religieux, B’nai Brith Canada réitère son opposition dans des mémoires détaillés à la Commission des institutions de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec. La soumission est disponible en ligne. Pour le lire

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