Tag: Canada
Amid uptick in hate crimes targeting Jews, nearly 15 percent of Canadians harbor anti-Semitic...
One in six Canadians express views that may be considered anti-Semitic, while on the flip side, 78 percent of Canadians believe memories of the Holocaust memory must be kept alive, according to a recent...
Minister lauds groundbreaking free trade deal between Israel, Canada
Israel and Canada on Monday signed a modernized free trade agreement in what has been described as a historic step in the countries’ bilateral relations.
Canadian International Trade Minister Francois-Phillippe Champagne and Israeli Economy Minister...
Canada will formally apologize for turning away Jewish refugees in 1939
Canada will formally apologize for turning away a boat full of Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939.
Speaking at a Jewish fundraiser for March of the Living, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the...
Canada’s Conservative Party would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, if in power
Canada’s Conservative Party promised that they would follow in the footsteps of the United States and recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel if they win the next general election.
“Canada’s Conservatives recognize the obvious...
B’nai Brith Canada disappointed in McGill report denying anti-Semitism
B’nai Brith Canada is expressing “deep disappointment” after a McGill University investigation denied that anti-Semitism played a role in the removal of the only Jewish student member of the student council’s board of directors.
The...
Canada: Winter Limmud FSU takes place in February
The annual Winter Limmud FSU event will be taking place at the Schwartz-Reisman Centre on Sunday, Feb. 11, and will feature lectures and programs for Russian-speaking Jews of all ages.
There will be 10 presenters at this...
Krugerdorf cemetery: A testimony to the Jewish pioneers of the north of Canada
Abe Aidelbaum, one of the last remaining Jews in Kirkland Lake, Ont. – just north of Krugerdorf, where a small, 112-year-old Jewish cemetery sits – is working to obtain charitable status for the cemetery,...
McMaster University investigating ‘shocking’ anti-Semitic tweets
It appears that bad press – not complaints from Jewish organizations – has prodded McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., to investigate anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks made online by members of a Palestinian campus organization.
Jewish...
Trudeau government will apologize for Canada turning away Jewish Refugees In 1939
The federal Liberals are working on an apology for the Canadian government's decision in 1939 to turn away a boat of German Jews hoping to seek asylum in Canada, The Canadian Press has learned.
Some...
How Justin Trudeau is making Canada less safe for Jews
“Why can’t he be our President?” lamented the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s charisma and wardrobe certainly left an impression on the writer, who made a point of noting the pushed-up sleeves, blue...