Pages tagged 'Press Release: Jewish Life'

UPDATE: Firebombing at Vancouver's Schara Tzedeck Synagogue

UPDATE: New details have emerged about last night’s events revealing that an incendiary device was not thrown at the doors of Schara Tzedeck, as was conveyed in early reports, instead an...Read More

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May 31, 2024

CIJA Applauds Passage of Ontario Bill 166

Toronto, ON – May 14, 2024 – Today, the Ontario legislature passed Bill 166 – Strengthening Accountability and Student Supports Act, 2024, critical legislation that will require every post-secondary institution...Read More

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May 14, 2024

B.C. Government Announces Anti-Hate Security Funding for Jewish Community

Vancouver, B.C. – April 17, 2024 – Today, the British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General announced the allocation of $200,000 to the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver...Read More

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April 17, 2024

CIJA welcomes long-awaited online harms legislation

“Given the dramatic rise in antisemitism, this legislation has come at a time when it is needed most.” Ottawa, ON – February 26, 2024 – Today, the Government of Canada...Read More

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February 26, 2024

Unionized Jewish Employees Taking PSAC – Canada’s Largest Federal Public Service Union – To Canadian Human Rights Commission

Public Service Alliance of Canada “created hostile and discriminatory environment” for Jewish members Ottawa, ON – February 9, 2024 – Today, Jewish members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada...Read More

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February 09, 2024

International Holocaust Remembrance Day – Jan 27

#WeRemember Six Million Jews Murdered in Holocaust Ottawa, ON – January 17, 2024 – On Saturday, January 27, 2024, Jewish Canadians will stand united with a global movement to remember...Read More

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January 17, 2024

PRESS RELEASE: Vancouver Jewish Community Concerned by PuSh Festival’s Cancelation of The Runner

Vancouver, BC – January 12, 2024 – Yesterday, the PuSh Festival canceled presentations of the award-winning, Canadian-made and widely acclaimed drama The Runner by playwright Christopher Morris. “This is a...Read More

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January 12, 2024

Additional Investments Made to the Federal Security Infrastructure Program

Wave of Hatred Targeted at Jewish Community Prompts Additional Investments Ottawa, ON – December 19, 2023 – Today the Government of Canada announced an additional investment of $5 million in the...Read More

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December 19, 2023

CIJA Applauds Saskatchewan’s Introduction Of Mandatory Holocaust Education Beginning In 2025-26

Ottawa, ON – November 20, 2023 – Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced that Holocaust education will be a compulsory component of the renewed Social Studies 10 curriculum expected to...Read More

Nicole Amiel

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November 20, 2023

Disturbing surge in antisemitic discourse in Canada tied to online activity, reveals joint NCRI and CIJA study

Trend of online hate manifesting in offline incidents already emerging in Canada as war wages between Hamas and Israel Ottawa, ON – October 16, 2023 – A comprehensive and data-driven report...Read More

Nicole Amiel

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October 16, 2023

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