Nazi, KKK items traded by Quebec auction house, despite outrage
A Quebec City auction house is refusing to withdraw from sale Nazi memorabilia despite objection from the Jewish community.
Century-old anti-Jewish covenant on property deplored
Decades-old anti-Semitic restrictions in real estate transactions that still exist on paper in Quebec should be stricken from land deeds, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) says.
Jewish General Hospital designated to treat any coronavirus patients
Adult patients with the coronavirus in Montreal will be treated at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) should any cases arise, the Quebec government announced.
Quebec government to abolish ethics and religions course
Quebec’s Coalition Avenir Québec government has opened another front in its quest to reinforce secularism, this time in the education system.
Caruso Parnell: Ontario’s discriminatory law
“As a fully bilingual teacher in Ontario, with active French-language education rights, I have 30 per cent fewer job opportunities than my Catholic colleagues. The same is true for non-Catholic educational assistants, early childhood educators, psychometrists and speech-language pathologists.”
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.
Former Hasidic students win right to sue schools and Quebec gov’t
Two former members of a Hasidic community in Quebec have won the right to take the Hasidic schools they attended to court for allegedly depriving them of a secular education, and the Quebec government for not meeting its obligation to ensure that the mandatory provincial curriculum was enforced.
School extols the benefits of music
A look inside the Fortissimo Academy of Music & Art, whose mandate is to empower children with life skills.
Sylvan Adams giving $2M to Bromont Velodrome project
Sylvan Adams, the retired billionaire real estate developer who made aliyah in 2015, returned to Quebec to announce that he will put $2 million towards transforming the open-air Bromont Velodrome into an indoor facility.
Liberal Rachel Bendayan victorious in Outremont byelection
Rachel Bendayan handily won the Feb. 25 byelection in Outremont, Que., recapturing the riding for the Liberals from the NDP, which held it for 12 years.
