Category Archives: World
Urgent Necessity to Find a Refuge: Why Not America?
Photo Credit: pixabay *Editor’s Note: This is part VIII in a series from Dr. Grobman. You can read Part VII, here The critical need to find a refuge in light of the wretched conditions Jews faced in Europe, became a popular theme in the Jewish press. Read more » »
Kosher food becomes a BDS flashpoint on a Toronto college campus – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
(JTA) — After an outcry and a rebuke from the University of Toronto president, the student union at a satellite campus modified a proposed ban on kosher foods in any way affiliated with Israel, but a campus Jewish campus group said the change made matters worse. Read more » »
Opinion: Downtown Rebound: Many reasons to invest in Wilkes-Barre | Times Leader
For me, there are as many personal reasons as professional ones to invest in Wilkes-Barre. Multiple opportunities are here for everyone to get involved with the Downtown Rebound. Read more » »
¡Seguimos apoyando a los jóvenes de las Tnuot!
¡Seguimos apoyando a los jóvenes de las Tnuot! Compartimos la gran alegría de haber podido colaborar con algunas tnuot en la recaudación de fondos para su viaje a SHNAT (un año a vivir experiencias maravillosas a Israel) Cómo? Carlos Breitfeld, directivo de B’nai B’rith donó un divinísimo cuadro de su autoría, por supuesto, para ser rifado. Read more » »
When the Klan convened here
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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 » »
