Latest Press Releases

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

National Monument Illumination Campaign Ottawa, ON – January 26, 2023 – Friday, January 27, Canadians will stand united with a global movement to remember the six million Jewish children, women,...Read More

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January 26, 2023

CIJA Pleased Neo-Nazi Gabriel Sohier-Chaput Found Guilty Of Promoting Hate

“Inciting hatred against Jews and trivializing or denying the Holocaust will lead to harsh consequences.” Montreal, QC – January 23, 2023 – Today, the Court of Quebec – Criminal and...Read More

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January 23, 2023

Media Alert / Camera Call - Ottawa International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration

January 27 – 11 a.m. ET, National Holocaust Monument, Ottawa On Friday, January 27, Canadians will stand united with a global movement to remember the six million Jewish children, women,...Read More

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January 23, 2023

International Holocaust Remembrance Day – Jan 27

#WeRemember Six Million Jews Murdered in Holocaust Ottawa, ON – January 17, 2023 – On Friday, January 27, 2023, Jewish Canadians will stand united with a global movement to...Read More

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January 17, 2023

Unlearn Antisemitism Online Platform Launches to Address Jew-Hatred at Schools

Education Resource Hub Now Available to Teachers and Parents across Canada Toronto, ON – January 11, 2023 – Unlearn Antisemitism (Unlearn It) – an online resource hub to learn...Read More

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January 11, 2023

Outremont Hit-and-Run Not a Hate Crime

Montreal, QC – December 13, 2022 – Today, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) released a statement revealing that, following their thorough investigation into the November...Read More

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December 13, 2022

Jewish Community Mourns Passing of Former Cabinet Minister & Liberal MP Jim Carr

To mark the passing of former cabinet minister and Liberal MP for Winnipeg South Centre Jim Carr, z”l, Shimon Koffler Fogel, President and CEO, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs,...Read More

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December 12, 2022

Report by Antisemitism Advisor at U of T Reveals Pernicious Jew-hate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REPORT BY ANTISEMITISM ADVISOR AT U OF T REVEALS PERNICIOUS JEW-HATE CIJA: Report Underscores Urgency of Including Antisemitism in EDI Conversations at Educational Institutions across Canada Toronto,...Read More

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December 08, 2022

Clear Conditions to Protect Jewish Community Imposed Against an Individual Behind May 2021 Threats

Two defendants were arrested while driving around Jewish neighbourhoods with knives and uttering threats to Jewish community in May 2021 MONTREAL, QC – December 2, 2022 – The Centre for...Read More

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December 02, 2022

CIJA: The Holocaust is a fact. Denying it is a crime. Sohier-Chaput Hearing Highlights the need for Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Awareness

Sohier-Chaput Hearing Highlights the need for Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Awareness

Prosecution asked to present facts of the Holocaust in front of Quebec Court following defence attorney Hélène Poussard’s denialist defence arguments Montreal, QC – November 25, 2022 – Ahead of...Read More

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November 25, 2022