Joseph Marshall
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Arrest Made in Outremont Attack
Nearly two weeks after a series of anti-Jewish attacks targeted visibly Jewish residents walking home from Shabbos services in Outremont and Le Plateau–Mont-Royal, arrests have now been made. The Jewish Hasidic Council of Quebec…
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Quebec Grants Jewish General University Status as Its Jewish Character Continues to Fade
The Jewish General Hospital has officially been designated a university hospital by the Quebec government, giving formal recognition to the teaching, research and specialized medical work the institution has carried out for decades. The…
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Britain Sends Police to Protect Jews. Canada Sends Grant Applications.
The British government announced Monday that it will spend £251 million over the next three years to place more police officers in Jewish neighbourhoods, increase protection around synagogues and schools and strengthen the country’s…
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Multiple Chassidim Targeted in Anti-Jewish Attack During Shabbat
Montreal police are investigating what community leaders say was a series of anti-Jewish attacks in Outremont during Shabbat, an incident that reportedly saw multiple visibly Jewish residents assaulted over the course of Friday evening.…
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Minister Criticizes Nakba Exhibit, Questions Museum Governance
The federal cabinet minister responsible for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights has publicly criticized the museum’s controversial Nakba exhibit, calling it an “error in curation” and raising concerns about how the exhibition was…
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Montreal Anti-Israel Motion Pulled From Council Agenda Following Community Backlash
A controversial motion that would have called on the City of Montreal to sever institutional ties with Israel has been withdrawn from Monday night’s city council agenda following days of intense public pressure and…
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Guelph Chabad Vandalized Twice in Ten Days
A Chabad centre in Guelph, Ontario has been targeted by anti-Jewish vandals for the second time in less than two weeks, with police now investigating the incidents as possible hate crimes. Waterloo Regional Police…
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Another Montreal Synagogue Attacked As Jewish Community Demands Action
A 38-year-old man was arrested early Friday morning after an attempted arson at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in Westmount, just days after Prime Minister Mark Carney called antisemitism in Canada a crisis. Montreal police were…
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Carney Admits Canada Is Failing Jews After Years Of Liberal Inaction
Prime Minister Mark Carney stood in a Toronto synagogue Monday and said what Canadian Jews have been saying for years. Canada is failing them. It was a blunt admission from a Liberal prime minister…
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Carney to Outline Antisemitism Plan as Jewish Canadians Demand Action
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to outline Ottawa’s next steps today in the fight against antisemitism, as Jewish organizations warn that anti-Jewish hate in Canada has moved far beyond ugly words and into…