Posts Tagged: canadian jewish community
Wave of Yom Kippur Incidents in Canada Highlights Rising Hostility Toward Jewish Community
As Canadian Jews tried to gather peacefully for Yom Kippur services during the holiest holiday on the Jewish calendar, they faced threats of violence and...
Mounting Antisemitic Attacks, Institutional Failures Leave Canadian Jews Asking: Stay or Go?
Rabbi Daniel Korobkin, spiritual leader of Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto Congregation, Canada's largest Orthodox synagogue, moved from Los Angeles to the Greater Toronto Area...
Only Jewish Trustee of Canadian Human Rights Museum Resigns Over ‘One-Sided Nakba’ Exhibit
The only Jewish member of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) board of trustees resigned on Monday effective immediately because of concerns over the...
‘We’re Not Alone’: Canadian Community Shows Up 60,000 Strong for ‘Walk With Israel’ March
An estimated 60,000 people marched through the streets of Toronto on Sunday for a "Walk with Israel" to show support for both the Jewish state...
Renowned Jewish Heart Surgeon to Leave Canada Over Antisemitism as PM Carney Admits Country Has ‘Failed’ Its Jews
A celebrated Jewish heart surgeon is leaving Canada to live in the US in response to rising antisemitism as well as inefficiencies in the country's...
Canadian Senate Report on Antisemitism Calls for Hate Crime Units Nationwide, Guarding Synagogues From Protesters
Canada's Senate on Tuesday released a report which offered a comprehensive roadmap for countering rising Jew-hatred across the country, urging multiple reforms including an expansion...
Toronto Police Allow Anti-Israel Protests Outside Synagogue, Other Jewish Sites
Protesters in Toronto this past weekend demonized the Jewish state through provocations such as chanting accusations of terrorism outside of a synagogue and destroying an...
Community Leaders Slam Campaign in Canada Targeting Accreditation of Jewish Summer Camps
Jewish community leaders across Canada are pushing back against a campaign by anti-Zionist activists that seeks to pressure accrediting bodies to reconsider recognition of several...
Toronto City Hall Announces Plan to Fly Palestinian Flag Next Week
A Canadian nonprofit organization has succeeded in persuading the city staff of Toronto to fly the Palestinian flag at city hall next week in recognition...
Canadian Jewish Groups Demand Toronto Mayor Apologize, Resign for ‘Genocide in Gaza’ Comments
Several Canadian Jewish organizations are calling for Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow to apologize and even resign for publicly calling Israel's war against Hamas terrorists in...
Man Arrested Following Antisemitic Assault in Montreal Park
Canadian Jewish leaders have leveled criticism at law enforcement for the response to an attack against a Jewish man on Friday which resulted in the...
What’s Next for Canadian Jews After the Recent Election
The final votes were still being tallied when the questions started coming from friends and family in Israel and the United States: when are you...
Canadian Jewish Groups Denounce Country’s ‘Betrayal’ of Israel at UN
Top Jewish groups in Canada have expressed disappointment after the country voted in favor of an anti-Israel UN General Assembly resolution earlier this week. The Centre...
‘Vile’ Scam Targeting Holocaust Survivors Surfaces in Canada
A suspected fraudster has been targeting Canadian Holocaust survivors with a scam that has been described as "vile," Canada's National Post reported on Thursday. Letters delivered...
