Israel’s Independence Day fell on April 22 this year, and that meant a midday party in downtown Montreal Wednesday, with more than 2,000 people spending a few hours dancing at Place du Canada. Under the theme of “We’re Dancing Again,” the Yom ha-Atzmaut p... See more
A new report from the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights is urging the federal government to take immediate and coordinated action to address what it describes as a growing threat of antisemitism across the country. The 73-page report released Apri... See more
For four days last month, with lawyers representing some 84 appellants, respondents and intervenors, the Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments concerning Quebec’s controversial Bill 21, adopted in 2019, which prohibited certain public officials from wea... See more
The Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemoration at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa Tuesday morning, April 14, was a moving tribute to the victims of the past, with an eye to the future. Organized in partnership with the Centre for Isr... See more
This year marked Vanier College’s 34th annual Holocaust and Genocide Symposium, which over the decades has offered thousands of students lessons and testimonies on genocide, fighting antisemitism and other forms of hatred, and first-hand perspectives on h... See more
