Bnai Brith

Bnai Brith Portugal:

'Only a matter of time before Israeli official is targeted'

Portuguese policeman Ildefonso Pereira, killed while saving the life of Israel’s Ambassador Ephraim Eldar, is remembered and honored.

B'nai B'rith files brief against South Africa case

Jewish human rights group says South Africa's attempt to bring Israel to the ICJ would 'allow Hamas to rearm, enabling the terror group to continue its genocide of the Jewish people.'

Quebec:

Producers distance themselves from anti-Hasidic remarks

Following B'nai Brith request, Quebec show producers distance themselves from guest’s remarks about Hasidic Jews.

Canadian politician apologizes for supporting Nazi

B'nai Brith Canada says apology of NDP candidate Steve Parish does not go far enough.

Canadian national anti-hate forum praised by Jewish org

National Multicultural Forum Against Hate brings together 250 human rights activists from across Canada to discuss combating hate.

B’nai Brith slams Nazi comparison of Toronto Jewish judge

B'nai Brith “deeply disturbed” by University of Toronto's lack of action toward a law prof who on Twitter compared a Jewish judge to a Nazi.

Toronto school board 'turning a blind eye to anti-Semitism'

B’nai Brith is leading a complaint against the Toronto District School Board for failing to tackle anti-Jewish content shared with teachers.

B'nai Brith slams Canada for not deporting Nazi collaborator

B'nai Brith calls government's failure to deport Helmut Oberlander after a 25 year legal battle a "stain on our national conscience."

B'nai Brith calls out Canadian uni for course on anti-Semitism

B’nai Brith Canada still concerned about risk updated, new course will "promote hostility toward Jews."

B'nai Brith calls for ouster of U of T faculty association pres

B'nai Brith Canada calls faculty body head's remarks "inappropriate, and harmful to the campus’ Jewish community.”

Canadian TV station cuts ties with controversial Arabic show

Show had promoted false information that suspect in anti-Muslim attack in London, Ont. was Jewish and made offensive comments about Israel.

B'nai Brith Canada: Is Canada still safe for Jews?

In an "open letter to Canada," B'nai Brith's Michael Mostyn calls the recent rise in anti-Semitism a “wake-up call for Canadian Jewry.”

B'nai Brith Canada: Anti-Semitic incidents increased 18% in 2020

Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2020 finds that Jews are still the most targeted group in Canada for hate crimes.

Anti-Semitic 'Nurses' episode pulled from Global TV website

Global TV apologizes for 'Nurses' episode which featured inaccurate and offensive depiction of Hasidic Jews and Jewish law.

Israeli MK congratulates father on Canadian envoy nomination

Blue & White MK congratulates father on appointment as Canada's special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance & combating anti-Semitism.

Jewish groups provide emergency help to Bahamas after hurricane

Jewish groups mobilize to help, after at least 7 confirmed dead in Hurricane Dorian, with death toll expected to rise.

Anti-Semitic incidents rise to record level in Canada

B'nai Brith warns of 'whopping national increase' in anti-Semitism, calls on Canada to implement action plan.

Guatemalan president honored for moving embassy to Jerusalem

B’nai B’rith honors Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales for embassy move to Jerusalem.

Residents of ‘Swastika Trail’ push to rename Canadian street

Symbol of bigotry - or good luck? Residents divided over street name in Ontario town.

Canada: Anti-Semitism declining compared with peak of 2014

71% of anti-Semitic incidents occurred in Ontario, 21% in Quebec.

Canada: Jewish group wants to ban anti-Semitic comedian

B’nai Brith in Montreal looking to ban French comedian who has several convictions for violating hate speech laws in Europe.

Even American Jews Oppose Iran Deal, by 2-1 Margin

Survey shows that 45% of Jews oppose (22% in favor). Americans in general are even more opposed.

Condemnation of Church Arson Continues to Pour In

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein of International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), slams arson as 'a product of xenophobia.'

Canadian Jews 'More Afraid'

Bnai Brith says while total number of hate acts against Jews declined slightly, this is only half of the story.

'Jews Will Never Be Forgiven the Holocaust'

Howard Jacobson, a British novelist, helps shape the Jewish identity by guiding through the complexities of being Jewish in modern Diaspora.

Remembering the Jews Who Saved Their Fellow Jews

Groups of Jews who risked everything to save their fellow Jews during the Holocaust instead of escaping to freedom were honored on Monday

Toronto Rally Calls 'Massacre of Shia Muslims' a 'Zionist Plot'

The "B'nai Brith Canada" organization filed a complaint to police about a protest which blamed sectarian violence in Pakistan on Israel