Holocaust education motion passes at Ryerson University
A motion commemorating Holocaust Education Week, which was met with a walkout when it was first introduced three weeks earlier at a meeting of the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) and failed to pass, was approved unanimously Dec. 19. At the RSU’s semi-annual general meeting, Nov. 29, the gathering lost quorum when a number of students […]
Ryerson students stage walkout over Holocaust education motion
Jewish groups say naked anti-Semitism was behind a walkout at a Ryerson Students’ Union meeting staged by Muslim and pro-Palestinian students that stymied a motion to commemorate Holocaust Education Week
Charges laid after anti-Israel incident at Concordia University
A 21-year-old woman has been charged in connection with an anti-Israel incident at Concordia University on Nov. 9 involving the group Artists4Israel
Graffiti artists create a different image of Israel on campuses
Artists4Israel, professional American graffiti artists who tour college campuses in North America trying to create an image of Israel as other than a place of conflict, appeared for the first time in Montreal Nov. 8 and 9
Peaceful pro-Israel Concordia art event ends in conflict
Concordia University is investigating a complaint about an anti-Israel incident Nov. 9 involving the pro-Israel New York-based group Artists4Israel
U of T helps JCT establish health informatics program
The latest Canada-Israel collaboration will launch Israel’s first academic program in the cutting-edge field of health informatics
Groups hope new university policy will stymie BDS
Jewish groups hope that an updated non-discrimination policy endorsed by a body that represents 97 Canadian universities will block BDS promoters from targeting Jewish and Israeli students on campus
U of T’s downtown campus hit with rash of anti-Semitic graffiti
Over the past two weeks, five areas on University of Toronto’s downtown campus have been defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti
Good news and bad news on campus
Judaism on campus should focus on a Zionism that isn’t just about defending Israel, but about finding meaning as Jews and humans in this complicated world
Change requires sensitivity and time for adjustment
All I have asked of him is to call me a couple of times a day. Even a text will do, but he continuously ignores my calls, voice messages and texts.
