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Loyola Gives Up Subsidies, Jewish Schools Struggle
Loyola High School has served Montreal’s Jesuit Catholic community for more than a century. Now it has decided that it would rather walk away from millions of dollars in Quebec government funding than change…
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Jewish Students Return From Rosh Hashanah to Find Mezuzahs Smashed at Wilfrid Laurier University
Jewish students at Wilfrid Laurier University returned to their residences after Rosh Hashanah to find mezuzahs ripped from their doors and smashed. The vandalism took place at the university’s Waterloo campus while students were…
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Two Mohalim, 98 Babies and a Belgian Criminal Case
By.Howie Silbiger Belgium has not banned brit milah. It has found another way to make performing one potentially criminal. Two Jewish mohalim in Antwerp are facing the possibility of a criminal trial after prosecutors…
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Ottawa’s “Balanced” Gaza Extension Leaves Israelis Out
When Canada introduced special immigration measures following the October 7 attack and the war that followed, they applied to both Israelis and Palestinians. Israeli nationals and Palestinian Authority passport holders who were already in…
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Macklemore Removed From Ed Sheeran Concerts
By Howie Silbiger Macklemore has been dropped from the remaining dates of Ed Sheeran’s American tour after several stadiums reportedly told the promoter they would not allow him to perform. The decision follows Macklemore’s…
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Guilty Plea in second Yeshiva Gedola Shooting, Earlier School Shootings Remain Unsolved
Abdirazak Mahdi Ahmed has pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm in connection with the November 12, 2023 shooting at Yeshiva Gedola Merkaz Hatorah in Montreal. Ahmed, now 23, entered the plea Wednesday at the…
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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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Anti Israel Campaign Names Montreal Jewish Organizations
A national anti Israel campaign is urging activists to organize actions against Jewish and pro Israel charities across Canada, including several prominent Montreal institutions. The campaign, called “End the Charity Pipeline,” is being promoted…
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Montreal Police Increase Presence Around Synagogues
Since, obviously, it is all about Israel and not about Jews, Montreal police will increase their presence around synagogues and Jewish institutions as Jews gather to pray during the High Holidays. The sentence is…
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Vanier College: Jewish Enough for the Classroom, Too Jewish for the Ad
Jewish students at Vanier College are still permitted to wear a kippah to class, walk through the halls wearing it and attend college activities wearing it. What Vanier apparently cannot do, however, is choose…