In Canada especially, faith groups play large role in refugee settlement
Faith communities in Canada tend to play a larger role in resettling refugees than they do in many other countries, according to Globe and Mail international affairs columnist Doug Saunders
Winnipeg synagogue sponsors two Yazidi families
Congregants from Shaarey Zedek have joined Operation Ezra, a Jewish community-wide effort to bring endangered Yazidi families to Winnipeg
Anne Frank’s stepsister compares Donald Trump to Hitler
“The experience of the Syrian refugees is similar to what we went through,” says Eva Schloss
Opinions differ on Canada’s air role against ISIS
The Trudeau government is being tested on crucial foreign policy matters early in its mandate, and reactions have been mixed about how it’s dealing with the fight against terrorism
Refugee work heralds new era of shul-driven social action
With potential sponsors coming together pell-mell across Canada, shuls are well placed to be the forums where community activists find each other
Toronto Jewish day school to sponsor refugees
While there are a number of Jewish congregations in Toronto that have initiated the sponsorship of Syrian refugees, Paul Penna is the city’s only Jewish day school to do so
Vancouver Jews rally to help Syrian refugees
Fundraising efforts are well underway to bring refugee families to British Columbia in early 2016
Congregations prepare to welcome Syrian refugees
As a wave of Syrian refugees begins to enter Canada, two Jewish groups – one in the GTA and another in Ottawa – are waiting for word that their sponsored families will be arriving in Canada soon
Are Syrian refugees comparable to Jews fleeing the Nazis?
Interestingly, both the voices that don’t want to see Canada take in Syrian refugees and the voices that consider resettling the refugees to be Canada’s moral duty have invoked the plight of Jewish refugees who were driven out of Hitler’s Europe
An eight-point plan to help Syrian refugees
Given the moral and now political inevitability of accepting refugees, the question becomes: how can the federal government do so in a way that reduces the risk of discord and danger to Canadian citizens?
