Posts Tagged: Ryerson University
Canadian Student Reveals She Was Barred by Ryerson University From Working With Local Jewish Groups Due to Their ‘Anti-Palestinian Lean’
A soon-to-be graduate of Ryerson University's has revealed she was barred in the summer of 2015 by the Toronto institution's School of Social Work from...
Report: Canada’s Arabic-Language Publications Contribute to Antisemitism Spike
Antisemitism hit a record-high in Canada in 2016, with a 26 percent increase in anti-Jewish incidents from the previous year, according to B'nai Brith Canada's...
Ryerson Pro-Israel Student Organization Pulls Sponsorship From Controversial Conservative Event After Harassment by Jewish Community, Group Executive Says
A pro-Israel student organization at Canada's Ryerson University pulled co-sponsorship from a controversial event this week, after being harassed by the Jewish community for participating, a group executive told...
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...
Two Canadian Imams Call for Death of Jews
Two Canadian imams have attracted media attention for giving incendiary, antisemitic sermons. In the first case, Ryerson University in Toronto announced that it had fired Ayman Elkasrawy from...
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...
Faculty at Toronto’s Ryerson U Organize Holocaust Memorial Event, Following Student Boycott of Initiative to Institute ‘Education Week’ on Nazi Genocide of Jews
Faculty members and administrators at Toronto's Ryerson University organized a Holocaust memorial event last week, a month after students boycotted an initiative to institute a Holocaust education week at...
New Report: Some of 2016’s Worst Antisemitic Activity Took Place on British, Canadian Campuses
Some of the past year's worst antisemitic activities took place at British and Canadian universities, according to a new report, released by a prominent international Jewish...
Ryerson U Israel Activist: Student Leaders ‘Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is’ for Jewish Peers by Passing ‘Holocaust Education Week’ Initiative
Student leaders at Toronto’s Ryerson University “put their money where their mouth is for their Jewish peers" on Monday, a campus activist told The Algemeiner,...
Ontario Lawmaker Behind Newly Passed Anti-BDS Motion: Global Movement Should Be Banned on Campus, Like KKK, Other Hate Groups
The Canadian lawmaker behind a newly passed motion opposing the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign said the movement should be barred from operating...
‘Blatant Antisemitism’ Behind Boycott by Anti-Israel Campus Groups of Vote on Holocaust Education Week at Ryerson U, Jewish Students Say
A staged walkout on Tuesday during a session to discuss instituting "Holocaust Education Week" at Ryerson University in Toronto was an act of blatant antisemitism and “one...
Jewish Students Jeered at Ryerson University Vote to Approve Motion to Boycott Israel (VIDEO)
Jewish students endured boos and jeers last Wednesday as they walked out of a meeting in protest of a motion proposed by Students for...
