A plan for combatting racism in Montreal is criticized for not addressing rising antisemitism
Montreal city hall unveiled its updated roadmap to combat racism and racial profiling on Oct. 29. But instead of kudos for their accomplishments thus far, they got an earful. Criticism came from members of the Jewish community—which has long contended Mayor Valérie Plante’s administration has been tone-deaf to realities since Oct. 7, 2023. The joint […]
Men convicted of promoting hate against Jews, Blacks
Two Burlington, Ont. men have been convicted of promoting hatred against Jews and Blacks after anti-Semitic and racist messages were left on two buildings in the city in 2019.
Farber: Death and life and the whole damn thing
The past few weeks, have thrust columnist Ben Farber and his wife, Karyn, dramatically into the real world of pain and loss, happiness and joy.
Jewish Toronto restaurateur fights racism
A Toronto-area restaurateur recently gave away a free burger to anyone who bought something from the flower shop owned by Asian Canadian Andy Sue, who was facing racism due to coronavirus fears by potential consumers.
Taube: Was Agatha Christie an anti-Semite?
Unfortunately, there’s always been a questionable element to Christie’s writing.
Menschwarmers: Why Jews Should Be Furious at Don Cherry
“It is the responsibility of every Jewish person to say, ‘That’s not me who’s being criticized here, but I need to stand up for somebody who is,’ because that is a shared experience that we have.”
Liberal MPs discuss government’s new anti-racism strategy
Federal politicians, rabbis and communal officials gathered on June 26 at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s headquarters to laud Canada’s official adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism, as part of a new national anti-racism strategy.
Joseph: Bullying leads to hate, hate leads to racism
“It is our task to fight all forms of racism and ethnic bullying.”
Taube: Albert Einstein held racist views, but are you really surprised?
The man who discovered the theory of relativity and revolutionized the scientific community was far from perfect – and a by-product of his time.
Israel’s overt racism
Israel has a racism problem. One example is Israel’s intolerable treatment of Eritreans and Sudanese migrants.
