CIJA Chanukah Reception 2020
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Press Release: CIJA Applauds Appointment of Irwin Cotler as Canada’s First Envoy for Promoting Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism
TORONTO, ON – Today, the Government of Canada announced the appointment of the Honourable Irwin Cotler as the country’s first Special Envoy for Promoting Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. In response, Jeffery R. Rosenthal and Joel Reitman, Co-Chairs,...
Press Release – Montreal Jewish Community Mourns the Passing of Father John Walsh
MONTREAL, QC – On the sad occasion of the passing of Father John Walsh, Federation CJA and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) issued the following: “Federation CJA is profoundly saddened by the passing of Father John Walsh. A longstanding friend of...
Combating White Supremacy: A CIJA Briefing Note
Year after year, according to Statistics Canada , Jews are the single, most targeted group in Canada in terms of hate crimes. Jewish Canadians comprise 1% of the population, yet in 2018 (the last year for which statistics are available), Jews were the target of nearly...