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Individual behind May 2021 threats to Montreal Jewish community sentenced

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

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December 02, 2022

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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...

Nov 25, 2022

Combating Antisemitism

Ontario Grant to Support Anti-Hate Security Measures for Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations

This spring, the Ontario government announced a new round of funding for the grant that benefits community-based, non-profit organizations’ security needs. The Ontario Grant to Support Anti-Hate Security Measures for...

Jul 26, 2022

Protecting Jewish Life

Yom HaShoah Events 2022

On April 28, the Jewish communities across the globe will honour the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the brave Survivors on Yom HaShoah. Events are being held...

Apr 21, 2022

Canada-Israel Friendship

It’s Time to Stop the UN Human Rights Council’s Downward Spiral

By Becca Wertman-Traub

Jun 22, 2022

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This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, November 27, 2022

This week has been traumatic for dozens of families in Israel, as Palestinian terrorists claimed the life on an innocent boy and injured many others. In Canada, CIJA's Associate...

Nov 27, 2022

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Open letter from the Canadian Coalition to Combat Online Hate

Open letter to the Government of Canada from the Canadian Coalition to Combat Online Hate calling for immediate action to end hate online.

CIJA

November 16, 2021

CIJA and the Jewish Federation of Ottawa denounce antisemitic courthouse graffiti

CIJA joins the Jewish Federation of Ottawa in strongly denouncing the desecration of a courthouse in Ottawa with antisemitic graffiti.

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November 15, 2021

CIJA is deeply concerned by antisemitic slogans at TDSB school

A TDSB school protest at Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute featured a large sign and chants of the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free".

CIJA

November 15, 2021

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy – November 14, 2021

Learn more November is Holocaust Education Month, a period dedicated to promoting the legacy and lessons of the Holocaust. Learn more Did you wear a poppy this year? Associate Director,...Read More

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November 14, 2021

CIJA joins Canadians in honouring our veterans on Remembrance Day

CIJA joins Canadians in honouring our veterans On Canada’s Remembrance Day, CIJA joins Canadians in honouring our veterans – including the nearly 5,000 Jews in the First World War that...Read More

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November 11, 2021

Minister Lisa MacLeod and the Jewish Federation of Ottawa honour Lillian Freiman’s legacy

Honouring the legacy of Lillian Freiman – a Jewish Canadian philanthropist, first veterans advocate and the first manufacturer of the poppy.

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November 10, 2021

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy – November 7, 2021

Thursday’s announcement follows sustained community advocacy on the urgent need for government to take action against antisemitism. Learn more November is Holocaust Education Month, a period dedicated to promoting the...Read More

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November 07, 2021

Government of Ontario investments in combating hate and antisemitism

Today, the Government of Ontario’s Fall Economic Statement announced additional investments towards combating antisemitism and online hate.

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November 04, 2021

A Word From Our Chairs – The torch is passed. Will you carry it?

Today is the start of Holocaust Education Month. Never again is a practice. A commitment. A promise to future generations. As we commemorate Holocaust Education Month, we honour the memories...Read More

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November 01, 2021

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy – October 31, 2021

On the third anniversary of the antisemitic attack at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh that took the lives of 11 innocent Jews, CIJA pledges to continue our advocacy...Read More

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October 31, 2021

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

Combating Antisemitism

Ontario Grant to Support Anti-Hate Security Measures for Faith-Based and Cultural Organizations

Protecting Jewish Life

Yom HaShoah Events 2022

Canada-Israel Friendship

It’s Time to Stop the UN Human Rights Council’s Downward Spiral

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