Montreal
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“Long Live the Student Intifada”: McGill Students Back Hebrew University Boycott Motion
McGill University students voted overwhelmingly Monday night in favour of a motion calling on the Students’ Society of McGill University to push the university to end its exchange program with the Hebrew University of…
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Rabbi Leigh Lerner Dies
Rabbi Leigh Lerner, who led Montreal’s Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom for more than two decades and remained a prominent figure in Montreal Jewish life long after leaving the pulpit, has died. Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom announced…
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Welcome to Concordia: Palestinian Activism Now Part of the Orientation Experience
After nearly three years of anti-Israel protests, occupations, vandalism, student strikes and slogans that have crossed repeatedly into open Jew hatred, including “Kill the Jews” graffiti and a protester telling Jewish and pro-Israel demonstrators…
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Have I Given My Children a Judaism Worth Holding Onto
By Leah Rosen (a pen name) I used to think assimilation was something obvious. It was a Jewish child marrying someone who wasn’t Jewish, a family giving up the holidays, or grandchildren who no…
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Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Blocked from Canada Ahead of Côte Saint-Luc Appearance
A Palestinian organization recognized by the US government as operating as a front for terrorist groups Samidoun and The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has emerged as potentially part of Canada’s decision…
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The Editor Who Called My Parents, Christy McCormick Never Stopped Editing Me
I was sad to hear about the untimely death of Christy McCormick. Christy was more than just a friend. He was a mentor during my first years in journalism and, more importantly, one of…
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Aleph Meats Takes MK to Competition Tribunal, Alleging It Is Being Shut Out of Montreal Kosher Market
A fight over kosher meat, certification and who gets to sell what in Montreal is about to move out of the community and into the legal system. Aleph Meats says it intends to file…
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Federal Report Finds Campus Anti-Jewism Widespread as Quebec Court Authorizes Class Action
By Howie Silbiger A federal government commissioned report has found that nearly every Jewish student surveyed experienced or witnessed anti-Jewish conduct on a Canadian campus over the past year. The report was released…
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Kosher Restaurant Nöam Burns as Montreal’s Religious Communities Come Under Attack
Montreal’s religious communities came under attack early Saturday after a popular kosher restaurant was destroyed by fire and a mosque in the same area was targeted by an arsonist. Nöam Restaurant on Décarie Boulevard…
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Jewish Family Told ‘Jews Are Not Allowed Here’ at Montreal Park
A Jewish family says they were subjected to anti Jewish abuse while spending the evening at Montreal’s Parc La Fontaine after confronting a woman whose dogs were inside a children’s splash pad, prompting a…