Category Archives: World
Canadian Jewish advocacy group reports ‘uptick’ in anti-Semitism
Outside the family home in Vaughan, Andrew Sefton consults with a security company about installing surveillance cameras. “We’re interested in enhancing the household security so that at least on a preventative, on a precautionary measure, we are going to be able to take care of future incidents if they have to occur,” said Sefton. Read more » »
Jewish and pro-Israel groups criticize back-to-back anti-Semitic cartoons in ‘NY Times’
Jewish and pro-Israel groups criticize back-to-back anti-Semitic cartoons in ‘NY Times’ Cleveland Jewish NewsOne must ask why they are so obsessed with Israel and with [Israeli] Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu?” said Sarah Stern, founder and president of the … Read more » »
Record number of anti-Semitic incidents fuelled by online hate: B’nai Brith
OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada says online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw record numbers of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted last year. The Jewish advocacy group says there were more than 2,000 incidents of hatred towards Jews in 2018, up 16 per cent compared to the year before. Read more » »
Record number of anti-Semitic incidents fuelled by online hate, according to B’nai Brith
VANCOUVER—Online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw a record-breaking number of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted in 2018, according to a new report from B’nai Brith Canada. Western Canada, in particular, saw anti-Semitic incidents skyrocket last year. Read more » »
Reported anti-Semitic incidents down in Alberta, B’nai Brith audit finds
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EDMONTON—B’nai Brith Canada says anti-Semitism is a growing concern, despite a decrease in reported anti-Semitic incidents across Alberta in 2018. The organization’s annual audit of incidents, released Monday, recorded a 22. Read more » »
Online hatred fueling record number of anti-Semitic incidents in Canada: B’Nai Brith
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Danish Ambassador warns of need to condemn antisemitism at Holocaust event
The flag of Denmark. (photo credit: REUTERS) The Danish Ambassador to Israel Charlotte Slente said on Monday night that rising antisemitism in Europe required politicians and national governments to vigorously condemn the phenomenon, as well as educate against it, at a Holocaust commemoration event in Jerusalem. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Calls on New York Times to Re-Evaluate Editorial Processes After Publication of Anti-Semitic Cartoon
(Washington, D.C., April 29, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: The anti-Semitic editorial cartoon in Thursday’s international edition of the New York Times was an outrage. Read more » »
Record number of anti-Semitic incidents fuelled by online hate: B’nai Brith
OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada says online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw record numbers of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted last year. The Jewish advocacy group says there were more than 2,000 incidents of hatred towards Jews in 2018, up 16 per cent compared to the year before. Read more » »
Hatred should galvanize us, not divide us, B’nai Brith’s Charles Kaufman says
The Cleveland Jewish News covered a speech by B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman in Youngstown, Ohio. Kaufman spoke at an event organized by Aaron Grossman Lodge No. 339. Read in the Cleveland Jewish News Charles Kaufman, president of B’nai B’rith International, said, “Anti-Semitism cannot be viewed today as left or right. Read more » »
