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The International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

On Monday, January 27, B’nai Brith’s Director of Government Relations, David Granovsky, will deliver a short address during the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa—joining the rest of the world in honouring the victims of the Holocaust. Organized by the National Holocaust Monument Committee, the 2025 ceremony marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation […]

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Yom HaShoah Commemoration: National Holocaust Monument

This year, Yom HaShoah will pay tribute to the 80th anniversary of the deportation of 440,000 Jews from Hungary from May 15 to July 9, 1944. Most were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau where they were murdered, the majority in gas chambers. By the end of July 1944, the only Jewish Community left in Hungary was that

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony – Ottawa

Join us on January 26 as Henry Topas, B’nai Brith Canada’s Quebec Regional Director addresses the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony. The event will take place at the National Holocaust Monument, 1918 Chaudiere Crossing, Ottawa, from 11:00-11:45 AM EST. B’nai Brith Canada is a member of the National Holocaust Monument Committee. This is a hybrid

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Following B’nai Brith Advocacy, Ottawa City Council Renames Street Outside Ex-Iranian Embassy after Mahsa Amini

Cliquez ici pour le français Jan. 25, 2023 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada is delighted that Ottawa City Council officially renamed a section of Metcalfe Street Wednesday outside the former Iranian Embassy as Mahsa Amini Street. B’nai Brith had circulated a petition in honour of Amini and the thousands of brave protestors who have been imprisoned, tortured and

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B’nai Brith Canada est encouragé par la motion d’Ottawa visant à renommer une rue

CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH Le 14 décembre 2022 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada est encouragée par le dépôt d’un avis de motion au conseil municipal d’Ottawa visant à renommer une section de la rue Metcalfe, à l’extérieur de l’ancienne ambassade d’Iran, la rue Mahsa Amini. B’nai Brith a récemment fait circuler une pétition en l’honneur

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B’nai Brith Canada Encouraged by Ottawa Motion to Rename Street

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Cliquez ici pour le français Dec. 14, 2022 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada is encouraged that a notice of motion has been tabled at Ottawa City Council to rename a section of Metcalfe Street outside the former Iranian Embassy as Mahsa Amini Street. B’nai Brith recently circulated a petition in honour of Amini and the thousands

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B’nai Brith Canada nomme David Granovsky au poste de directeur des relations gouvernementales

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Click Here for English Le 13 novembre 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada a le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de David Granovsky au poste de directeur des relations gouvernementales. Il sera chargé d’assurer la liaison avec les des représentants du gouvernement ainsi que des membres du corps diplomatique. M. Granovsky est un professionnel chevronné des

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B’nai Brith Canada Appoints David Granovsky as Government Relations Director

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Cliquez ici pour le français Nov. 13, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of David Granovsky as Director, Government Relations. He will be responsible for liaising with government officials as well as members of the diplomatic corps. Granovsky is an advanced public-affairs professional, with 16 years of experience in

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B’nai Brith Stresses Hatred Must Be Addressed Seriously

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June 24, 2021 OTTAWA — Representatives of B’nai Brith Canada were invited to testify Wednesday on the topic of Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism (IMVE) before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU). Our Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mostyn, and our Senior Legal Counsel, David Matas, were prepared to

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Three Years Later, B’nai Brith Canada Not Backing Down on IRGC

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An image of IRGC members (Washington Post) June 11, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is baffled and disturbed that the Canadian government has failed to comply, three years after the fact, to a parliamentary motion to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity. Tomorrow will mark the third anniversary of the House of

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