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Canadian Jewish Organizations Release Open Letter Supporting the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

Overwhelming Majority of Jewish Canadians Support Israel’s Right to Exist, Contrary to Radical Voices Ottawa, ON – December 12, 2024 – Today, Allied Voices for Israel, Atlantic Jewish Council, Calgary...

Dec 12, 2024

Combating Antisemitism

CIJA granted leave to submit observations in ICC case against Israeli leaders

Jewish Federations’ Advocacy Agent Criticizes Ottawa for Not Requesting Leave to Intervene Ottawa, ON – July 23, 2024 – Yesterday, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) was granted...

Jul 23, 2024

Protecting Jewish Life

Update on appeal for interlocutory injunction to protect production of Canada’s kosher meat

CFIA’s unjustified and untenable imposition of conditions on shechita forces the Jewish community to seek court relief Ottawa, ON – July 12, 2024 – This week, the Centre for Israel...

Jul 12, 2024

Canada-Israel Friendship

CIJA rejects the ICJ’s non-binding opinion on Israel's policies towards the Palestinian territories, calls on the government of Canada to do the same

Ottawa, ON – July 19, 2024 – Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its non-binding Advisory Opinion regarding the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of...

Jul 19, 2024

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An Open Letter on the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

Although anti-Zionist organizations, such as Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), claim to represent a substantial or growing segment Canadian Jews, their positions do not reflect those held by most, and we...

Dec 12, 2024

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Report Hate Form K-12 (Ontario)

Many of us have a child – or know one – who has been exposed to hate and antisemitism at school. Alarmingly, many of these incidents go unreported because students...Read More

CIJA

October 01, 2024

CIJA, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, and FSWC Condemn Attack on Jewish community member

Vancouver, BC – October 1, 2024 – On September 29, at approximately 7:15 p.m. at the Vancouver Art Gallery, a protest organized by Samidoun led to an attack on a...Read More

CIJA

October 01, 2024

Ottawa just overhauled its grant program for security upgrades. Some leaders call it a ‘game-changer’ (The Canadian Jewish News)

Click here to listen. [embedlycard url="https://thecjn.ca/podcasts/ottawa-just-overhauled-its-grant-program-for-security-upgrades-some-jewish-leaders-call-it-a-game-changer/"]Read More

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October 01, 2024

Plante decries 'unacceptable' vandalism during pro-Palestinian protest (The Gazette)

The protesters marched down de Maisonneuve Blvd. and de la Montagne St., breaking windows along the way.

CIJA

September 30, 2024

Book found in TDSB classroom teaches disputed anti-Israel “Nakba” history (True North)

A book showcasing a widely disputed account of what anti-Israel activists call “Al Nakba” was discovered in a Toronto District School Board elementary school classroom.

CIJA

September 30, 2024

KLEIN: Palestinian Authority's curriculum doesn't belong in Canadian classrooms (The Winnipeg Sun)

The recent offer from the Palestinian Authority (PA) to provide its educational curriculum to Gazan children newly arrived in Canada has raised serious concerns. The offer, while framed as a humanitarian gesture to help children continue their education, must be scrutinized carefully.

CIJA

September 30, 2024

Joly's photo op reignites debate over Canada's funding of UNRWA (Toronto Sun, + Postmedia Syndication)

Canada’s continued funding of a contentious UN agency has reignited the debate over Ottawa’s Middle East policy — particularly after Sunday’s death of a prominent Hamas leader who also headed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) teachers union.

CIJA

September 30, 2024

Chaplain elected at Christian-Jewish Dialogue (The Anglican)

The Rev. Dr. Jim Leatch has been elected interim chair of the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto.

CIJA

September 30, 2024

NP View: The odious smear campaign against Heather Reisman and Indigo books (National Post)

She should be celebrated as one of this country’s most successful entrepreneurs and most generous philanthropists, not protested against

CIJA

September 30, 2024

Campus Director, Hillel Western (London)

Director at Western Hillel London, Ontario, Canada The Director at Hillel Western is a creative and engaging individual with a strong sense of Jewish leadership and a bold vision to...Read More

Hillel Ontario

September 30, 2024

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Canadian Jewish Organizations Release Open Letter Supporting the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

Combating Antisemitism

CIJA granted leave to submit observations in ICC case against Israeli leaders

Protecting Jewish Life

Update on appeal for interlocutory injunction to protect production of Canada’s kosher meat

Canada-Israel Friendship

CIJA rejects the ICJ’s non-binding opinion on Israel's policies towards the Palestinian territories, calls on the government of Canada to do the same

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An Open Letter on the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

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