Posts Tagged: B’nai Brith Canada
Students at Ryerson U Welcome Firing of Teaching Assistant Over ‘Purify Filth of Jews’ Comment
Jewish students at Toronto's Ryerson University applauded the school's recent decision to terminate a teaching assistant who called to "purify Al-Aqsa Mosque from the filth of Jews." Aedan O’Connor...
Posters Questioning Whether ‘Six Million Really Died’ in Holocaust Found on University of Calgary Campus
Posters questioning the Jewish death toll in the Holocaust were found last week on the campus of the University of Calgary in Canada, the student newspaper The...
Jewish Group Calls on Canadian Government to ‘Finally Get Serious About Addressing Antisemitism’
The Canadian government must “finally get serious about addressing antisemitism,” the CEO of the country’s branch of a prominent Jewish organization said on Friday. In a...
Jews at Toronto’s Ryerson U Enraged to Discover Student Council President Lied About Direct Involvement in Derailing Vote on ‘Holocaust Education Week’ Proposal
Jewish activists at Ryerson University in Toronto told The Algemeiner on Tuesday that they were enraged, but not surprised, when the head of the student government was caught...
McGill U Student Leader Justifies Encouraging Social Media Followers to ‘Punch a Zionist’ Due to Israel’s ‘Colonialism of Palestine’
A student leader at McGill University in Montreal justified encouraging his social media followers to "punch a Zionist," due to the policies of the Israeli government. Igor...
Canadian Trade School Retracts Policy Rejecting Israeli Students Following Jewish Community Uproar
A Canadian trade school has retracted its policy of rejecting students based on their Israeli nationality, following major blowback from the local Jewish community. The change by the Island School of...
Following Defeat of BDS Motion at U of Toronto, Israel Advocates Say Anti-Jewish-State Activists ‘Significantly Miscalculated’ Opponents’ Mobilization Power
In the wake of a major defeat of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign at the University of Toronto this week, advocates of...
Canadian Jewish Organization Decries Appearance of Neo-Nazi Newspaper on York U Campus
A blatantly antisemitic, racist and homophobic publication has “no place” at Canadian universities, an official from one of the country's major Jewish organizations told The...
BDS on Canadian Campuses Dealt Serious Blow, Say Jewish, Pro-Israel Advocacy Groups in Wake of University System Adoption of New Non-Discrimination Policy
A serious blow was dealt to the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement this week, prominent members of Major Canadian Jewish and Israel advocacy...
Major Canadian Jewish Groups Express ‘Deep Alarm’ Over Spate of Antisemitic Vandalism at U of Toronto
Major Canadian Jewish groups expressed "deep alarm" over a spate of antisemitic vandalism on and near the University of Toronto (U of T). Responding to the defacement of...
Major Jewish Organization Says Suspension of Tenured Holocaust Denier by Canadian University Signals ‘Swinging of Pendulum’ Against Campus Antisemitism
The recent suspension of a tenured University of Lethbridge professor who used his classroom as a platform to promote antisemitic and anti-Zionist conspiracy theories signals that...
University of Waterloo Students Vote to Defund Anti-Israel ‘Public Interest’ Group
Students at Canada's University of Waterloo voted on Thursday to defund an anti-Israel group responsible for promoting last year’s failed motion that called for the school to...
Report: Tenured Holocaust Denying Professor Asked by Canadian University to Resign, Following Outcry by Jewish Group
After years of complaints about his antisemitic rhetoric, a tenured professor at Canada’s University of Lethbridge is reportedly being asked to resign. Professor Anthony Hall -- who supports...
Firing of York U Faculty Member for Antisemitic Posts Called ‘Victory’ by Canadian Jewish Groups
The recent firing of a York University faculty member over antisemitic and anti-Zionist social media posts represents a welcome start to combating campus Jew-hatred, major Canadian...
