Montreal does not adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
A motion to have Montreal adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism was withdrawn by the official opposition leader after he rejected the mayor’s proposal that the matter be given further study.
Brenda Gewurz named chair of CIJA-Quebec
Brenda Gewurz, a veteran community volunteer, has been named as the new co-chair of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs-Quebec.
Canadians blast Israeli far-right political alliance
Jewish groups in Canada are responding to the merger of two Israeli political parties, Otzma Yehudit and Bayit Yehudi, ahead of that country’s April 9 national election.
Fogel: A look ahead for the Canadian Jewish community in 2019
As we take stock and sharpen our focus for 2019, it is crucial that Canadian Jewish community members take an active role in shaping our agenda on the issues that matter, beginning with the fight against anti-Semitism.
Check your Jewish privilege
How our people have become caught up in identity politics – on campus and elsewhere.
CIJA calls on government to increase security subsidies for religious institutions
In the wake of last month’s shooting in Pittsburgh, CIJA is intensifying calls on the federal government to enhance the Security Infrastructure Program.
House committee agrees not to dilute terrorism offences
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is applauding the house standing committee on justice and human rights for agreeing to keep a number of terrorism-related crimes as indictable offences, rather than turn them into potentially less serious summary conviction offences.
CIJA executive vice-president on the aftermath of the Pittsburgh shooting
A very personal op-ed by CIJA’s executive vice-president Sara Saber-Freedman.
Canadian Jewish community increases security, following Pittsburgh attack
In the wake of the deadly shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said that while there is “no information whatsoever to suggest an elevated threat to Jewish communities in Canada,” it has confirmed that police have increased their presence and boosted patrols near Jewish facilities across the country.
Jewish community divided over embattled PQ candidate Michelle Blanc
In the midst of the High Holidays, two Jewish organizations have positioned themselves on opposite sides of the controversy over a Parti Québécois candidate.
