Federal election dispute over Jewish holidays heading to court
TORONTO – A candidate in the upcoming federal election and another member of the Jewish community are asking the Federal Court to shift the election date…
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Why some American Jews pay more than $20,000 to get buried in Israel
by Josefin Dolsten NEW YORK (JTA) — Within hours of his mother’s funeral, Rabbi Abba Cohen was driving from Baltimore to New York’s John F….
Court Grants B’nai Brith Canada Intervener Status in Israeli Wines Case
TORONTO May 14, 2019 – The League for Human Rights, B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm, has been granted intervener status in an upcoming court case…
‘Communal Solidarity’ explores Jewish influx to Winnipeg’s North End from 1882-1930
Review by Regan Treewater-Lipes (EJNews) – Dr. Arthur Ross, a professor in the Politics and Public Administration Department at Ryerson University in Toronto, has recently…
B’nai Brith Canada Proposes Outline to House of Commons on How to Better Combat Online Hate
OTTAWA – Recommendations on how to better combat online hatred were made on May 2 by B’nai Brith Canada representatives to the House of Commons…