Category Archives: B’nai Brith Canada
B’nai Brith Welcomes Vindication of Jewish School Trustee
TDSB Headquarters in Toronto (Toronto Observer) Dec. 08, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is relieved by a failed attempt tonight to censure a Jewish trustee of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) for speaking out against antisemitism. Read more » »
Act NOW to Support a Jewish Trustee under Attack
TDSB Headquarters in Toronto (Wikipedia) Dec. 05, 2021 Read more » »
Emergency Food-Box Program – Winnipeg
In October, B’nai Brith started an emergency kosher food program in Winnipeg. Due to the Covid pandemic and the increasing cost of living, many people find themselves under financial pressure. A weekly food bag with non-perishable food items is available for those members of our community who are food-insecure. Read more » »
Dangerous Algorithms
It is no secret that social media platforms provide easy access to hate and other harmful content. However, their mode of operation, algorithms, reacts to people’s searches and so fuels users with suggested sites according to their interests. These algorithms promote alarming glorification of violence and misinformation in Canada. Read more » »
B’nai Brith’s Open Letter to Irwin Cotler
B’nai Brith sent an open letter to Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. Read more » »
Chanukah Stamp
B’nai Brith is delighted to share Canada Post’s 2021 Chanukah stamp design with our supporters across the country. The design had input from B’nai Brith Canada and other organizations. It captures the festive holiday with a charming image of a menorah. As Chanukah approaches, from Nov. 28 to Dec. Read more » »
Welcoming Marvin Rotrand – New National Director of the League of Human Rights
For the first time in 40 years, Marvin Rotrand’s name was not on the ballot paper for Montreal’s municipal elections. The longest-serving councillor, who represented the Snowdon district for 39 years under eight different mayors, has left city politics for a new position. Read more » »
B’nai Brith Canada Gets a New Look
You may have noticed our updated logos. The new look more accurately reflects the various aspects of our organization. People know B’nai Brith Canada for our relentless advocacy efforts to stamp out antisemitism and discrimination. Read more » »
B’nai Brith ravi de la formation d’une coalition de communautés et de dirigeants
Hôtel de Ville de Montréal (Montreal Gazette) To Read This Press Release in English, Click Here Le 2 décembre 2021 MONTRÉAL – B’nai Brith Canada est ravi du soutien d’une coalition nouvellement formée de groupes communautaires et d’individus basés à Read more » »
UBC Must Not Host Terror-Glorifying Event
An event poster for the “Fedayin” film screening at UBC (Facebook) Dec. 1, 2021 VANCOUVER — B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that the University of British Columbia (UBC) cancel a film screening intended to honour an unrepentant murderer and member of a designated terrorist entity. Read more » »
