A controversial plan to combat antisemitism is endorsed by some Montreal politicians—but Quebec rejects idea of armed guards during times like these
A group of Montreal politicians from three levels of government has signed on to an “action plan” to combat antisemitism, but its most controversial recommendation of allowing Jewish gathering places to hire armed security guards was quickly rejected by the Quebec government. The group proposes that synagogues, Jewish schools and other community institutions be permitted […]
Professors and students at the University of Victoria say they are harassed and threatened, while the administration offers no help
Jewish students and staff at the University of Victoria say they feel unsafe, are repeatedly harassed and feel isolated by both peers and professors. Tal Katz, the Hillel director at UVic, says students wearing kippot have been spat on and called “dirty Jews.” Other students have been harassed online and a significant number of students […]
Jewish groups say antisemitism was the reason why a bus company didn’t show up to pick up Toronto passengers heading to a pro-Israel rally in Ottawa
But the company that had been paid for 17 buses and drivers was nowhere to be found.
Canadian universities have become ‘centres for intolerance,’ law professor Bryan Schwartz says in a new book
Canadian universities have become breeding grounds for antisemitism, often concealed within criticism of Israel, creating a hostile environment that has left Jewish and pro-Israel staff and students feeling threatened, harassed, and silenced. That’s the view of Bryan Schwartz, a law professor at the University of Manitoba and author of the new book Re-enlightening Canada: A Legislative […]
CIJA calls for resignation of Montreal’s anti-racism commissioner Bochra Manaï due to her recent silence on antisemitism—and support of a pro-Palestine rally
Jewish advocacy groups are denouncing Montreal’s anti-racism commissioner, Bochra Manaï, for remaining silent while the city’s schools and synagogues suffer a wave of antisemitic attacks. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) called for Manaï’s resignation on Nov. 14. “The anti-racism commissioner’s silence and inaction after a historic week of antisemitic terrorism in Montreal […]
Mayor Valérie Plante and other Montreal politicians condemn the second shooting in less than one week at a Jewish school
Montreal Jewish elementary school Yeshiva Gedola was shot at for the second time in less than one week. Montreal Police (SPVM) received calls around 5 a.m. on Sunday Nov. 12 concerning the sound of gunshots near the school in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood. Witnesses told police that a car was seen rapidly fleeing the scene. […]
A clash between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian student groups at Concordia University led to one arrest
One student was arrested and three people were slightly injured after pro-Palestinian students confronted Jewish students at Montreal’s Concordia University in a tense altercation on Nov. 8. A 22-year-old student who assaulted a 54-year-old security guard was arrested, and another security guard and student sustained minor injuries as well, Montreal Police (SPVM) said. Federation CJA […]
Jewish students in public high schools say they are afraid in the classroom—and frustrated by the indifference of administrators
Jewish students attending public high schools, particularly in Toronto and York Region, say rising anti-Israel sentiment among their peers is leaving them frustrated, and sometimes scared. A Grade 9 boy witnessed a Nazi salute at his downtown Toronto school. A Grade 11 girl found herself avoiding parts of her east end neighbourhood where a former […]
What I learned about my Jewish identity while performing in the musical ‘Parade’ during a war in Israel
For the last five months, I’ve been stepping into the shoes of a Jewish woman whose husband was lynched for a murder he did not commit. Parade, a musical written and performed on Broadway in the late 1990s, tells the devastating and true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish New Yorker who lived and worked […]
Spikes in online hate predict antisemitic events during times of conflict—as explained in Ottawa by a U.S. academic
Online hate can predict antisemitic incidents in the real world, delegates to a two-day conference on antisemitism heard. The conference, organized by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, was held in Ottawa Oct. 16-17. Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israelis and the ensuing war, have made the focus on the online world even more […]
