Pages tagged 'Publications'

CIJA expresses grave concern regarding the state-sanctioned persecution of LGBTQ2+ people in Uganda

On June 5, Jess Burke, CIJA's Director of LGBTQ2+ Partnerships, wrote Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, to demand Canada apply...Read More

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June 06, 2023

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy |June 04, 2023

This week, we connected community leaders with Quebec MNAs at the National Assembly in Quebec City and expressed disappointment upon learning that people known to promote antisemitism spoke at an...Read More

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June 04, 2023

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, May 28, 2023

This week, we are asking you to join us in the fight against antisemitism. Read on to learn more.  The CIJA Team Antisemitism is very much alive – thriving in Canada as...Read More

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May 28, 2023

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, May 21, 2023

This week, we met with Ontario MPPs from all parties at Queen's Park to address several issues of importance to our community and continue to stand against antisemitism. Read on...Read More

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May 21, 2023

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | April 30, 2023

This week, we called on community to reflect and rejoice, while calling on law enforcement and government officials to take action against Jew-hatred. Read on to learn more.  The CIJA...Read More

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April 30, 2023

Jewish Community Horrified by Youths Burning Israeli Flags at Jewish Elementary School on Yom Ha’Atzmaut

SPVM investigating incident as a hate crime after video posted on social media MONTREAL, QC – April 27, 2023 – Yesterday, as thousands of Montrealers celebrated Israel’s 75th anniversary at...Read More

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April 27, 2023

Jewish community encouraged by terms of plea deal in case stemming from May 2021 hate incident

Defendant was arrested while driving around Jewish neighbourhood with knives and uttering threats to Jewish residents MONTREAL, QC – April 19, 2023 – Today, the second of two defendants initially...Read More

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April 19, 2023

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | April 16, 2023

This week, we invite you to remember our tragic past as a people, and to join us in building a brighter future for the Jewish people. Read on to learn...Read More

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April 16, 2023

Mimouna

Jewish communities across the globe have been celebrating the Passover holiday each year for millennia, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt and the freeing of the Jewish People. Moroccan Jews (and...Read More

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April 11, 2023

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | April 02, 2023

This week, we connected you to Israel's decisionmakers, celebrated democracy in action in Israel, and analyzed the impact of the 2023 Federal Budget on the Canadian Jewish community. Read on to...Read More

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April 02, 2023