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B’nai Brith Commends Winnipeg School for Quickly Removing Antisemitic Graffiti

By Adriana Glikman Program Coordinator, Winnipeg B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is commending the efforts of Maple Leaf School in North Kildonan, Winnipeg after it ensured the prompt removal of hateful and antisemitic graffiti discovered on the school’s walls Friday night. At least two walls near the elementary school’s playground and basketball court were […]

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B’nai Brith at the Anne Frank Exhibition in Winnipeg

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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith in Winnipeg was pleased to have brought a group to recently attend the Anne Frank Exhibition, which was presented at the Winnipeg Millennium Library. The group consisted not only of B’nai Brith supporters but also of members of Bridges of Peace, Faith Temple, Church of the

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B’nai Brith Day at the Winnipeg Goldeyes Game

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Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada To borrow a term from baseball, B’nai Brith Day at the Winnipeg Goldeyes’ game this past Sunday was a big hit. Nearly 1,700 people showed up at Shaw Park for the eighth time that B’nai Brith has hosted its “Afternoon with the Goldeyes” event. The event is a community service

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Anti-Israel Protesters Attempt to Disrupt Multicultural Festival in Winnipeg

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About a dozen people protested Tuesday outside the Israel Pavilion at Shalom Square, targeting crowds attending Folklorama, Winnipeg’s annual celebration of multiculturalism. This is the third year in a row in which demonstrators protested outside the Asper Jewish Community Campus, Winnipeg’s main Jewish hub, at Folklorama. This comes in a city where public antisemitism and anti-Israel activity

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Large Turnout for AMIA Community Commemoration in Winnipeg

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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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Mayor Urges Winnipeg to ‘Stand in Solidarity’ With Jewish Community

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman issued a statement today (Friday, Jan. 6) denouncing an ugly act of antisemitism that has left the entire city pretty shaken up. On New Year’s Eve, a Winnipeg family returned home to find a gift bag containing a rock painted with swastikas and antisemitic

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