Montreal
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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…
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Montreal Attacks Part of Broader Extremist Threat Against Jews, Intelligence Report Warns
Recent attacks on Jewish institutions in Montreal may be part of a much broader wave of extremist violence targeting Jews across Canada and North America, according to a new federal intelligence report that reveals…
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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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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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Aleph Meats Accuses MK of Anti-Competitive Practices
Aleph Meats Inc., a Montreal kosher meat supplier, has formally accused the Jewish Community Council of Montreal, which operates MK Kosher Certification, of using its dominant position in the kosher marketplace to prevent businesses…
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Westbury Complex Shooting Leaves Police Officer, Jewish Community Member Dead
By Joseph Marshall Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane and Jewish community member Michael Moshe Mizrachi were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire from the Hilton Garden Inn in the Westbury complex in…
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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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Projet Montréal Pushes Motion to Cut Montreal’s Ties With Israel
A motion set to be debated at Montreal City Council on Monday is drawing strong reactions from both supporters and opponents after Projet Montréal announced plans to ask the city to suspend its institutional…
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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…