Pages tagged 'Press Release: Jewish Life'

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

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

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

CIJA: The Holocaust is a fact. Denying it is a crime. 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

CIJA Statement on the passing of Kurt Rothschild, z"l

To mark the passing of Kurt Rothschild, Canadian philanthropist, Jewish community leader, and President of the World Mizrachi Movement, Shimon Koffler Fogel, President and CEO, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs,...Read More

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July 18, 2022

CIJA mourns the passing of Professor Irving Abella

Ottawa, ON – July 4, 2022 – The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs mourns the passing of Professor Irving Abella. As a leading Canadian thinker, academic, and public intellectual,...Read More

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July 04, 2022

Health Canada to End Discriminatory Blood Ban

Toronto, ON – April 28, 2022 – Today, Health Canada announced its decision to follow Canadian Blood Services’ recommendation to eliminate the blood and plasma donor policy targeting trans women,...Read More

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April 28, 2022

2022 Federal Budget Historic for Canada’s Jewish Community

Today, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister; the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, released Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable.

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April 08, 2022

Victims of Recognized Genocide Come Together to Urge Canada to Act

Today, at a press conference at the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery, a coalition of advocacy organizations representing victims of recognized genocides, including Member of Parliament Ali Ehsassi, the ANCC, CIJA, and the UCC issueda warning.

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April 05, 2022

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