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Jewish university students and community leaders say they are concerned about the return to class after the 2023-2024 academic year saw several antisemitic incidents and protests. They are also calling for more truthful conversations and learning opportunities about Israel and Zionism on campuses.
The Conservatives have called on the government to explain how a 20-year-old Pakistani arrested in Quebec over an alleged ISIS plot targeting U.S. Jews was able to get into Canada.
This week, we launched CIJA’s online BC Election Hub, applauded the launch of a new organization that aims to protect Jewish union members, wrote Mark Zuckerberg a letter, and celebrated...Read More
Twenty-one Mount Royal federal riding residents were honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal during an Aug. 29 ceremony hosted by Mount Royal MP Anthony Housefather and held at the Ashkelon Gardens behind Côte St. Luc city hall.
Regarding Shahina Siddiqui’s reference to her concerns about how Holocaust education will be implemented in our province: the Manitoba government has hired an educator who has won both the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Governor General’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, which are indicative of his talents and accomplishments in teaching about the Holocaust.
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