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Helmut Oberlander as a young member of Einsatzkommando 10a. Credit: Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.

Last Canadian suspected of Nazi war crimes dies before he can be deported

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Helmut Oberlander, 97, the last Canadian facing allegations of Nazi war crimes, died on Monday before the federal government could complete its 26-year-effort to deport him, according to Canadian media reports. Oberlander had been in...
A Toronto police cruiser. Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.

Toronto man arrested, again charged for assault, anti-Semitic attack

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A Canadian man responsible for a number of anti-Semitic attacks within the last few months was recently arrested and charged in relation to another hate-motivated assault, B’nai Brith Canada reported. On Friday, Michael Park, 32, approached a woman at...
Graffiti claiming that Jews were responsible for the Sept. 11 terror attacks was painted on a building in Toronto (pictured) and a highway overpass in Canada, September 2021. Source: Screenshot.

Graffiti in Toronto claims Jews were responsible for Sept. 11 terror attacks

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Graffiti claiming that Jews were responsible for the Sept. 11 terror attacks was painted on a building in Toronto and a highway overpass in Canada over the weekend. Among the writing was “Jews did 911”...
The election Jewish MPs in Montreal targeted with anti-Semitic graffiti. Credit: Friends of Simon Wisenthal Center.

B’nai Brith Canada calls slew of swastika vandalism around the country ‘reprehensible and unacceptable’

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B’nai Brith Canada condemned the recent increase in swastika vandalism that has taken place across the country. “The continued use of the Nazi swastika in an attempt to intimidate Jewish communities is reprehensible and unacceptable,” said B’nai...
A statue dedicated to Ukrainian Roman Shukhevych was defaced with the words "actual Nazi" in August 2021. Credit: Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center in Canada.

Canadian Jewish group renews campaign to remove World War II-era monuments

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The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center in Canada is renewing a call for the removal of two longstanding memorials in the Edmonton area that many say honor Nazi collaborators. The request comes after the...
Ben & Jerry's ice-cream in a grocery-store freezer. Credit: Ho Su A Bi/Shutterstock.com

B’nai Brith Canada urges national grocery chains to drop Ben & Jerry’s products

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B’nai Brith Canada is urging Israel supporters to sign an open letter that demands major Canadian grocery chains to stop stocking Ben & Jerry’s products following the ice-cream maker’s decision to boycott the West...
Tareq Al-Suwaidan, a Kuwaiti entrepreneur, Islamic author and speaker, and a leader of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, July 10, 2007. Credit: Fatma Almeer via Wikimedia Commons.

Muslim charity in Canada to host speaker with history of defaming Jews

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A recognized charity and Muslim group in Canada is hosting a speaker this weekend with a history of demonizing Israel and Jews at its annual conference. Tareq Al-Suwaidan is listed on the home page of...
Legislative Assembly of Ontario at Queens Park, Toronto, Canada. Credit: Andres Garcia Martin/Shutterstock.

Amid record spike in anti-Semitism, Ontario allocates funds to help ‘eradicate scourge’

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The government of Ontario, which includes the city of Toronto, is allocating $327,000 for teacher training and student support to combat anti-Semitism in the Canadian province. “Anti-Semitism is a scourge and historic evil that must...
Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, July 5, 2021. Source: Twitter.

Abbas calls on Canada to ‘halt Israeli aggression’ against Palestinians

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called on Canada to “halt Israel’s aggressions” against Palestinians, reported Palestinian media. Speaking during a meeting in Ramallah with Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau, Abbas also expressed his...
The logo for "Lama TV." Source: YouTube.

Major Canadian TV channel drops Arabic show for anti-Semitic Twitter post

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Canada’s largest multicultural television channel has promised to no longer broadcast an Arabic-language show after it made an anti-Semitic remark on Twitter, B’nai Brith Canada announced on Wednesday. “Lama TV,” founded and produced by Lama Aggad, describes itself...