FSWC denounces van attack steps from their Toronto office
TORONTO – Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is shocked and deeply saddened by yesterday’s ramming attack in Toronto. According to reports, a white van…
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Another Record-Setting Year for Antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Audit Finds
(Toronto) – The year 2017 set records for antisemitism in Canada. B’nai Brith Canada’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports that 2017 was the second consecutive year…
Edmonton celebrates Yom Ha’atzmaut with a great dance party (and good food too)
(EJNews) – Edmonton Jewish Community hosted a high energy and joyful Yom Ha’atzmaut party on April 19 at Fort Edmonton Park celebrating Israel at 70…
Yom Hashoah remembers the horrors of the Holocaust and reminds us to work harder for inclusivity
(EJNews) – Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated in Israel and around the world on April 12, 2018. In Edmonton a commemorative service…
Op-ed: Israeli and Diaspora Jews are siblings living in very different homes
By Avital Hochstein JERUSALEM (JTA) — Rabbi Donniel Hartman, who lives in Jerusalem yet works regularly in North America, likens Diaspora Jews to grown children who…