Edmonton Beit Midrash to host dialog on anti-Semitism and racism
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – As Jeremiah Levine watched the horrors of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre unfold on television, and then widespread racial upheaval in…
Anti-Semitism
FBI reports drop in antisemitic crimes in 2020 amid rise in total hate crimes
By Ben Sales (JTA) — The FBI recorded the largest number of hate crimes last year since 2008, including spikes in the number of anti-Black…
CIJA: Rosh Hashanah is a time for renewal
By Judy Zelikovitz (AJNews) – This past year was challenging for our community. The COVID-19 pandemic forced all of us to be physically distant from…
B’nai Brith appalled by wave of Swastika Graffiti in Eastern Canada
TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is alarmed by a noticeable increase in antisemitic vandalism across Eastern Canada, seemingly coinciding with the start of the federal election…
FSWC calls for removal of monuments to Nazis in Edmonton
(August 12, 2021) – Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is calling for the removal of two monuments honouring Nazi collaborators and war criminals in…