Organization raises funds to sponsor Yazidi refugees
Mozuud Freedom Foundation, is raising money to sponsor Yazidi refugee families to Canada, who are being persecuted because they are not Muslims
Lawyer remembered as a fighter for human rights
Survived by his wife, Marilyn, three brothers, three children and five grandchildren, Bert Raphael (83) died in Toronto Nov. 15
Czech president rescinds award for George Brady
The incident known as “the Brady affair,” became front page news for days, while television and radio outlets gave the story blanket coverage
BB Canada honours music mogul David Foster
The Human Rights Gala held Nov. 10 in downtown Toronto, featured an assortment of somewhat unlikely celebrities and bestowed upon Foster its Award of Merit
Why not judge Israel the way we judge the United States?
The U.S. Election campaign is a good reminder that we shouldn’t be so harsh and judgemental of our own beloved home
How George Jonas and John Furedy transformed free speech
Furedy and Jonas were trailblazers who took intelligent, principled positions in support of liberty, democracy and freedom
Quebec’s Bill 62 violates key rights: Jewish lawyers group
An association of Jewish lawyers says Quebec’s Bill 62, which would require public services to be delivered and received with faces uncovered, should be withdrawn because it violates the Canadian and Quebec rights charters
What I learned at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Stories we heard from survivors of the Holocaust, of the Civil War in Sierra Leone, and from First Nation citizens of Canada was eye opening
Volunteer ‘stood for tolerance and human rights’
Marvin Sadowski was a gentle man who thought outside the box
Ethiopia trip teaches young Jews about global citizenship
There’s growing demand among young Jews to become more active global citizens, to bring the Jewish value of “repairing the world” to life
