Pages tagged 'Press Releases'

Vancouver Jewish Community Concerned by Possible Reinstatement of Langara College Instructor

Knight Referred to Oct. 7 Terrorist Attacks as "Amazing, Brilliant" Vancouver, B.C. – January 24, 2024 – Yesterday, Langara College’s student newspaper, The Voice reported that the college would be reinstating Natalie Knight,...Read More

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January 24, 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

Vancouver Jewish Community Concerned by Rise in Antisemitic Hate Incidents

Vancouver, BC – January 16, 2024 – At a press conference today, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) revealed that the Vancouver Jewish community experienced a 62 percent increase in police-reported antisemitic...Read More

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January 16, 2024

J7, The Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, concludes two days of consultations on antisemitism

OTTAWA, ON – December 19, 2023 – Today, leaders of the J7, the Large Jewish Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, concluded two days of consultations in Paris and issued the...Read More

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December 19, 2023

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 Disgusted and Shocked by Hypocritical Canadian Foreign Policy

Ottawa, ON – December 12, 2023 – Today, the Government of Canada voted in support of a UN General Assembly resolution supporting a ceasefire. In response, Shimon Koffler Fogel, President...Read More

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December 15, 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

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November 20, 2023

Jewish Community Demands Justice After Shots Fired into Two Jewish Schools

Watch today’s press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbTHcjnKdr8 Montreal, QC – November 9, 2023 – The Jewish community in Montreal is demanding justice and swift action after two Jewish schools, including an elementary...Read More

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November 09, 2023

Federation CJA and CIJA Issue Response To Concordia University Incident

“This can never happen again. University leadership must ensure that universities remain safe for Jewish students.” Montreal, QC – November 8, 2023 – Today, a group of Concordia University Jewish...Read More

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November 08, 2023

Jewish Community Applauds Inclusion of Mandatory Holocaust Education in B.C.’S K-12 Curriculum

Vancouver, BC – October 30, 2023 – Tonight, flanked by members of British Columbia’s Jewish community, including Holocaust Survivors and their descendants, and representatives of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC),...Read More

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October 30, 2023

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