Canadian Jews most targeted group for third year in a row
(July 22, 2019) – Data released by Statistics Canada today has revealed that Canadian Jews were the most targeted group for hate crimes in 2018,…
Anti-Semitism
Trump cites Israel in defending his call for Democratic congresswomen to ‘go back’ to their countries
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — President Donald Trump said that his call for some Democrat congresswomen to “go back” to their countries also was in…
A Jewish family sold this Kandinsky painting to survive the Nazis. Amsterdam is keeping it anyway.
by Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Following a protracted legal fight, the family of Irma Klein last year finally got Dutch restitution officials to recognize that the…
When Non-Jews Wield Anti-Semitism as Political Shield
By TALIA LAVIN, GQ.com (July 17, 2019) – There’s a meme I’ve seen go around a thousand times in Jewish spaces online—in Facebook groups, or…
B’nai Brith Calls on Ottawa to Act on Bill 21
MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to speak out against Quebec’s religious symbols bill, after a legal effort to block…