CIJA Responds to Resignation of CMHR Board Member

Winnipeg, MB – June 22, 2026 – Following the resignation of Mark Berlin, the only Jewish Board Member of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Noah Shack, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, released the following statement: 

"The resignation of the museum's only Jewish board member is a clear indictment against the Museum's handling of the controversial 'Nakba' exhibit.  

"The lack of transparency in the exhibit's development, including the prominent role played by political activists—one of whom has described our community's identity as "a disease to be destroyed"—has severely undermined confidence in a publicly-funded institution and ultimately left its sole Jewish board representative feeling compelled to resign. 

"Prime Minister Carney recently warned that when the covenant between Canada and its communities fails Jewish Canadians, it ultimately fails all Canadians. That is precisely what is happening here: a national public institution appears to be applying standards to the Jewish community that would never be tolerated for others. 

"We call on the Minister of Canadian Heritage to hold the museum's leadership accountable and ensure that national institutions are not weaponized against Canadians to serve a one-sided political agenda." 

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