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Jewish Psychologists Complained About Hate. An APA Official Responded: “Sigh!”
When Jewish psychologists complained about hostility toward Jews within the American Psychological Association, one of the organization’s senior diversity officials responded with a single word: “Sigh!” That response, written by then chief diversity officer…
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Five Fires, Swastikas and One Plaza: The Disturbing History Behind the Mimimelon Blaze
The Saint-Laurent shopping plaza where Mimimelon was destroyed Wednesday morning has a history that Montreal police know all too well. Two kosher businesses in the same complex were targeted by arsonists just fifteen days…
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Mimimelon Exposed. Mimimelon Torched. Coincidence?
A Montreal kosher bakery with a long history of health violations and nearly $40,000 in fines has now been hit by two arson attacks in just over 24 hours, leaving the business extensively damaged…
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CIJA Demands Tough Sentence in Yeshiva Gedola Shooting
Nearly three years after bullets tore through the entrance of Montreal’s Yeshiva Gedola school, a man has admitted his involvement in the attack, prosecutors are seeking a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence, and the Jewish community…
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MK Allows Pork, But Not Rival Kosher Meat, Aleph Argues in Federal Filing
Montreal’s kosher meat war has taken another turn, with Aleph Meats now using the MK’s own commercial contracts and sworn statements to challenge its control over the city’s kosher meat market. In a 21-page…
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Swastikas, Firebombs and Now Gunfire: Montreal Synagogue Attacked for Third Time
A swastika wasn’t enough. Neither were Molotov cocktails. Now, for the third time in just 21 months, someone has targeted one of Montreal’s oldest synagogues, this time apparently firing a pellet gun at its…
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Toronto Vaad Warns Against Aleph Beef; Boyarsky Plans to Sue
The Vaad HaRabbanim of Toronto has issued a public notice declaring that beef sold at Aleph Meat’s newly opened Toronto Butcher Shop does not meet its kosher standards. The notice, dated October 2026, says…
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Winnipeg Synagogue Wins Court Battle Against Expelled Couple
Should synagogues have the right to decide who can be a member, even if that means expelling longtime congregants over disagreements about Israel, politics or security? A Manitoba court has just answered that question,…
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Canadian Security Officials Warn of Unprecedented Threats Against Jewish Community
Three Montreal Jewish schools have been hit by gunfire, synagogues have been firebombed, a former Canadian justice minister was targeted in an Iranian assassination plot, and a police officer was shot while protecting Jewish…
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How Many Jews Really Live in Canada? A Look at the Numbers Federations Are Using.
For years, Winnipeg’s Jewish population was said to be around 16,000. The number appeared regularly in community discussions and was repeated by Jewish leaders. There was just one problem. According to the latest available…