AJC’s departing executive director on the future of Jewish life in Atlantic Canada
Helping to rejuvenate the Jewish community of 4,000 spread across four Atlantic provinces.
The problem with putting on a yarmulke in Pittsburgh: a ‘Squirrel Hill’ book excerpt by Mark Oppenheimer
After the Oct. 27, 2018, mass killing at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, when 11 members of three different congregations (all houses under one roof) were killed—the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history—I traveled to the Squirrel Hill neighborhood 32 times over the next year and a half to interview people about the effect […]
The CJN Briefing: Toronto day school enrolment up; antisemitism-fighting job arrives at UJA
Enrolment at Toronto’s non-Orthodox Jewish day schools has increased for a second consecutive year, reversing a 17-year decline. This year, 3,861 students were enrolled in kindergarten to Grade 8, an increase from 3,805 in 2020. The city’s only non-Orthodox high school, TanenbaumCHAT, also saw increased enrolment, with 1,231 students registered for 2021, compared to 1,096 […]
Role of Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism to be made permanent, Trudeau tells conference
Video and transcript of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remarks to the Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, Oct. 13, 2021: Thank you Prime Minister Löfven for bringing us together for this important—and necessary—forum. Today’s discussions will allow us to continue developing a common international approach to fighting antisemitism. Canada is deeply concerned by the surge of antisemitism both at home […]
Trudeau to lead Canadian delegation at conference on antisemitism, Holocaust remembrance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will lead Canada’s delegation to an international conference being held in Sweden on Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism. The day-long Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism takes place in Malmö, Sweden on Oct. 13. Trudeau will attend virtually, and will be joined by former Canadian foreign minister Stephane […]
North Bay police probe alleged student hate speech incident inspired by Nazis
Police in North Bay, Ont. are investigating a possible hate crime that took place among students at a local school. A video circulating on social media shows Grade 8 students from Ecole Secondaire Catholique Algonquin chanting “f— Jews” and “Heil Hitler,” while giving what appeared to be the straight-arm Nazi salute. The students wore Algonquin […]
Man arrested in alleged antisemitic assault at LCBO store
The suspect allegedly assaulted staff and made antisemitic comments.
Toronto man arrested, again, for assault involving antisemitic slurs
A man has been arrested in Toronto for an alleged assault involving antisemitic slurs. It’s the third time in as many months the same man has been arrested on charges that included antisemitic vitriol hurled at victims. According to Toronto Police, on Sept. 11, a woman was sitting on a bench on the subway platform […]
University of Victoria criticized for letting a prof with a record of controversial tweets teach a course on antisemitism
Shamma Boyarin has alleged Jews contributed to “ethnic cleaning and genocide.”
Toronto is getting pop-up sites to help report antisemitic incidents during High Holidays
The pilot project will let people contact police, but respect their level of observance.
