‘The world was infinitely better thanks to you’: Refugee advocate Janis Roth dies of cancer
Janis Roth, a woman who combined compassion and toughness to steer Jewish Immigrant Aid Services (JIAS) of Toronto through some tumultuous years, died at her home in Thornhill, Ont., on April 29, after a brief bout of cancer. She was 59.
Canadian Jews mobilize to help Yazidi refugees
Saadi Madi welcomed seven family members, including his parents, to Canada Jan. 25 from Turkey as part of Project Abraham, which has many Jewish volunteers
Holocaust survivors urge world to intervene in Aleppo
Five Holocaust survivors joined Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies president and CEO Avi Benlolo to call on the international community to put an end to atrocities in Aleppo
JIAS recognized for its role in aiding Syrian refugees
Generally servicing Jewish immigrants, last month JIAS was honoured for its Syrian refugee work by Jewish humanitarian organization Ve’ahavta
Jewish groups praise Ottawa’s effort to pressure UN on Syria
As the war in Syria rages on into its sixth year, after the death and displacement of millions of civilians, the Canadian government’s initiative to call on the United Nations to bring an end to the killing is drawing praise for Canada and criticism for the UN from Canadian Jewish groups. Earlier this month, the […]
Syrian refugees show gratitude and ask for acceptance
Mohammad Abdou, Myriam Keyloun and fellow refugees want to be accepted as people who are trying to get on with their lives after suffering trauma
Who will stand up for the Yazidis?
Canadians have happily supported the immigration into Canada of 27,190 refugees as of the end of May. But how many of them are Yazidis? Nine. Not 90, or 900. Nine.
On this tiny Montreal island, Christians, Muslims and Jews pray under the same roof
And they are not just neighbours – the three groups are working together on common humanitarian concerns – their first joint project is helping Syrian refugees
Temple Har Zion partners with mosque next door to sponsor Syrian refugees
The objective is to raise about $60,000 to sponsor two families through Jewish Immigrant Aid Service (JIAS) Toronto
Jude Law reads Jewish author’s 1935 letter to the Nazis
The British actor read Lion Feuchtwanger’s 1935 open letter to the Nazis occupying his Berlin home
