Longtime human rights activist Irwin Cotler named as Canada’s first envoy in anti-Semitism fight
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Irwin Cotler, a former Canadian justice minister and a human rights activist, is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice as his…
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Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan apologizes for using the Nazis as a point of reference in his criticism of the UCP
The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Gil McGowan, issued the following statement today: I, Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour,…
Anti-semitism becomes political fodder in the Alberta legislature
by Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – The Jewish Federations of Edmonton and Calgary say they expressed concerns privately with the provincial government after an appointee to…
In Germany, several churches have perverse anti-Semitic sculptures from the Middle Ages. Can one man get them taken down?
by Toby Axelrod BERLIN (JTA) – They date back to the late Middle Ages and irritate to this day: The Judensau (literally “Jewish sow”) is…
Anti-Semitism examined as a social virus in new PBS documentary
By Laura Paull (J. The Jewish News of Northern California) — Any person who follows the news knows that anti-Semitism is on the rise around…