Trudeau appoints Jewish lawmaker as new adviser on Canadian Jewish community and antisemitism
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — A Jewish member of Canada’s parliament was tapped as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new adviser on the Jewish community and…
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Meta bans use of ‘Zionists’ as a cover for attacks on Jews or Israelis
by Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA) — The social media giant Meta announced Tuesday that it would ban derogatory or threatening references to “Zionists” in cases where…
Rabbi Matthew Ponak: We need to curb vitriolic and toxic social media
by Rabbi Matthew Ponak (AJNews) – The last 10 months have not been easy. As a deep believer in peace and dialogue, it has been…
Helena Bosse: A promise kept, mi’dor l’dor
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Helena Bosse was one of the honoured guests attending the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance last month which featured “The Auschwitz…
Vancouver comics festival apologizes for excluding Jewish artist over IDF service
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — A Vancouver comics festival apologized to a Jewish artist it had banned over her past Israeli military service and a…