Category Archives: World

Felicitamos al Club Dam por sus primeros 18 años

Felicitamos al Club Dam por sus primeros 18 años El festejo fue una exitosa donación el pasado viernes 3 de junio en el Auditorio del WTC. 👇Conocé más acerca del proyecto CLUB DAM y sus comienzos👇 https: //bnaibrith.org. Read more » »

Quebec language law could push young Jews to leave Quebec, B’nai Brith says

June 13, 2022 B’nai Brith Canada representatives are quoted in this article, on the possible negative effects on Quebec’s Jews from Bill 91. CLICK HERE to read the article. Read more » »

Quebec Jewish Leaders Denounce New Law Imposing French Language

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Quebec language law could push young Jews to leave Quebec, B’nai Brith says

By Morgan LowrieThe Canadian PressMon., June 13, 2022timer3 min. readupdateArticle was updated 1 hr agoMONTREAL – Quebec’s new language law will harm vulnerable English-speaking Jewish seniors and could cause a new exodus of young people from the province, a prominent Jewish organization said Monday. Read more » »

84-year-old surprised to find her name (and her bat mitzvah) in J. archive

Pearl Cohen was paging through J. a few weeks ago when something caught her eye. There, in an archives column on the very first Bay Area bat mitzvahs, she recognized a name — her own. “When I saw my name there, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh!’” she said. Born Pearl Ruten, Cohen was among the first cohorts of local girls to have a bat mitzvah. Read more » »

Quebec language law could push young Jews to leave Quebec, B’nai Brith says

By The Canadian PressMon., June 13, 2022timer1 min. readMONTREAL – A prominent Jewish organization is speaking out against Quebec’s new language law, saying it will make it harder to recruit rabbis and could push Jewish people to leave the province. Read more » »

I’m neither ‘Ukrainian’ nor ‘German.’ But as a Jew in Germany who was born in Ukraine, I am trying to help. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

FRANKFURT, Germany (JTA) — I was born in Ukraine but have never considered myself Ukrainian. My parents had immigrated to Germany, seeking political and economic stability during the chaotic time of the Soviet Union’s collapse, and I still live here, in Frankfurt. Read more » »

‘We fear a possible exodus of young Jews’ in response to Bill 96: B’nai Brith

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 » »

B’nai Brith Canada exprime son opposition au projet de loi 96 controversé

Quebec National Assembly 13 juin 2022 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada a rendu publique aujourd’hui son opposition au loi 96, une loi qu’elle considère comme préjudiciable aux intérêts de la population juive du Québec. La loi a été sanctionnée le 1er juin et est maintenant en vigueur. Les Juifs sont aujourd’hui quelque 90 000 dans la province. Read more » »

B’nai Brith Canada Expresses Opposition to Controversial Quebec Bill 96

  Quebec National Assembly June 13, 2022 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada today made public its opposition to Bill 96, a law that it sees as detrimental to the interests of Quebec’s Jewish population. Jews today number some 90,000 in the province. Jews have lived in Quebec for centuries with the first congregation being established in 1768. Read more » »