The Jewish organization is urging Premier François Legault to take steps to combat hate. Published Apr 17, 2023 • Last updated 8 minutes ago • 3 minute read The front of the Bagg Street Synagogue, seen on March 28, was spray-painted with several swastikas during the weekend. Read more » »

„He was compassionate, inquisitive, witty and welcoming; a family man well loved by all who knew him.” Maximilien Polak with his wife in 2000 Photo by Allen McInnis /The Gazette Maximilien Polak, a former Quebec Court judge, Liberal MNA and respected member of Montreal’s Jewish community passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92. Read more » »

Tim Thomas used a „hurtful” remark during a recent closed-door city meeting. Pointe-Claire Mayor Tim Thomas is seen at new Olive-Urquhart Sports Centre in Montreal on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Read more » »

Marvin Rotrand of B’nai Brith Canada criticized the party as being the only one to refuse to accept a definition of anti-Semitism proposed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Author of the article: La Presse Canadienne Patrice Bergeron Marvin Rotrand, national director of B’nai Brith Canada’s League of Human Rights. Read more » »

Many forces, including in Montreal, are facing a shortage of police officers, and adopting more diverse hiring policies could help fill vacant spots, group says. In Quebec Bill 21, enacted by the CAQ government in 2019, prohibits state employees in positions of authority to wear overtly religious symbols on the job, which includes police officers. Read more » »

The organization accused the school of „participating in creating an anti-Semitic environment” by continuing to fund the Students’ Society of McGill University. The Roddick Gates at McGill University in Montreal. Read more » »

The group states „every Canadian should be appalled” by the proceedings at Gabriel Sohier Chaput’s hate speech trial in Montreal. Gabriel Sohier Chaput at the Montreal courthouse in February 2022. Read more » »

The law is one of two — the other is Bill 21 — that discriminates against Montreal’s Jewish community, spokesperson Marvin Rotrand charges. Publishing date: Jun 13, 2022 • 1 hour ago • 1 minute read • 6 Comments A man wearing a kippah listens to Côte-St-Luc Mayor Mitchell Brownstein in 2019. Read more » »

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Marvin Rotrand says he will work to combat hate crimes and reiterate B’nai Brith’s stance against online hate. Read more » »

“He was just the nicest guy you could find, kind, caring compassionate and always a strong voice against anti-Semitism — but with a level, positive approach that we could use right now,” said Côte-St-Luc Mayor Mitchell Brownstein. Read more » »