Latest updates from CIJA

Ezra Shanken, the CEO of Vancouver’s Jewish Federation, explains why he skipped British Columbia’s annual commemoration of Yom HaShoah (The Canadian Jewish News)

The heart of any community is its safety and security. The Jewish community is no different. If any one community lacks this most basic right, then no community can expect to thrive fully. As a Federation CEO, ensuring community safety and security, now and in the future, is at the core of what we do.

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May 08, 2024

Biden condemns antisemitism as campus protests continue (The Globe and Mail)

Biden condemns antisemitism as campus protests continue

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May 07, 2024

Encampment in support of Palestinians sets up at University of Manitoba (Winnipeg Sun)

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) has started a protest encampment at the University of Manitoba to show solidarity with Palestinians.

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May 07, 2024

Ontario MPP Sarah Jama calls to “globalize the Intifada” at McMaster University (True North)

Hamilton Centre’s Independent Ontario MPP Sarah Jama had one more thing to say after speaking to a pro-Palestine protest encampment at McMaster University on Monday.

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May 07, 2024

SLOBODIAN: Please, no bananas among the 'death to Jews' signs at U of M camp (Western Standard)

Fingers crossed that pro-Israel supporters have mercy and don’t show up armed with bananas at the three-day pro-Palestinian anti-Jew hate-fest, that kicked off Tuesday at the University of Manitoba (U of M).

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May 07, 2024

Encampment in support of Palestinians sets up on the University of Manitoba campus (CTV News Winnipeg)

Tuesday's downpour didn't stop demonstrators from setting up camp on the University of Manitoba campus.

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May 07, 2024

CAMPUS WATCH: York politics department condemned for linking Israel’s existence to white supremacy (True North)

A leaked document from York University’s politics department claims that supporting Israel’s existence “upholds global white supremacy.”

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May 07, 2024

Some Jewish Canadians say this Passover comes with solemnity and complex emotions (Montreal Gazette, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

Many Jews across the country will be marking the holiday in fear amid a rise in antisemitic incidents at synagogues and schools in Canada, says Shimon Koffler Fogel of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.

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May 07, 2024

Le premier ministre Trudeau se dit sioniste et pour une solution à deux États en Palestine (Le Devoir)

Le premier ministre du Canada, Justin Trudeau, a pris la défense de l’idéologie sioniste, de laquelle il se revendique, tout en réitérant lundi devant des membres de la communauté juive qu’il croit toujours en la solution à deux États en Palestine.

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May 06, 2024