Letters to the editor (Dec. 29 issue)
Letters to the editor for the week of Dec. 29, 2016
Jewish groups condemn new Green BDS resolution
Earlier this month, the party posted a new policy on its website that will come before a special general meeting scheduled for Dec 3-4 in Calgary
Montreal-born writer wins fiction prize at Canadian Jewish Literary Awards
The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards held its annual awards ceremony on Oct. 30 at York University in Toronto
Group celebrates 90 years of left-wing Jewish activism
While most first members of UJPO, who first belonged to the Labour League, have died, their children recounted experiences as part of the left-wing movement
CFHU Winnipeg envoys take new approach to outreach
Shai Josepov and Sigal Kleynerman are the new faces of the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University in Winnipeg, intent on getting to know the community
Combined Jewish Appeal seeks more donors
Combined Jewish Appeal (CJA) is aiming to boost its donors to 18,000 by 2018.
Saskatoon Jewish community thriving but isolated
Today Saskatchewan’s Jewish farming settlements are long gone, but the Saskatoon Jewish community – despite its isolation in the middle of the vast Canadian prairies – is alive and thriving.
Jewish groups are on the front lines of LGBTQ issues
Writer disagrees with the conclusion of Bernie Farber’s July 7 column in (“We must show support for the LGBTQ community”), which he argues failed
to appreciate the tremendous warmth, solidarity, and concrete support the organized Jewish community has shown for LGBTQ Canadians.
More charges laid against Schacter
Stephen Joseph Schacter, a former teacher at two Toronto-area Jewish day schools, has been charged with more sexual offences.
Elections official OKs graphic anti-Israel signs
Jewish groups are disappointed by a decision that graphic political signs accusing Israel of murder posted around Montreal do not violate the Canada Elections Act
