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EMSB Commissioner Julien Feldman Suspended, Ordered to Apologize
An Ethics Commissioner has suspended English Montreal School Board Commissioner Julien Feldman for 15 days, ordered him to issue a public apology, and imposed a financial penalty after finding that he violated the board’s…
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Guardian reports Trump administration discussed asylum for UK Jews
A report published this week by The Guardian has sent a jolt through Jewish communities on both sides of the Atlantic, claiming that the administration of US president Donald Trump has discussed the possibility…
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Mordechai Antal, Educator and School Board Commissioner, Dies at 60
Mordechai Antal, a Montreal Jewish educator, labour leader and English Montreal School Board commissioner, died suddenly, he was 60. Antal collapsed after suffering a heart attack while delivering a shiur in synagogue, a passing…
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Ottawa Petition Targeting Canadian IDF Veterans Sparks Concern
A federal parliamentary petition calling for investigations into Canadians who served in the Israel Defense Forces has ignited a political and communal firestorm, with Jewish organizations warning that the initiative crosses a dangerous line…
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How About Tulsa Oklahoma as The Promised Land?
Forget the Promised Land, how about Tulsa? That is not a punchline. It is the question now being posed to Jewish Canadians who no longer feel safe where they live. A new initiative quietly…
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Rabbi Shlanger Raised His Hands in Peace. The Terrorist Riddled Him With Bullets
By Jack Forrester What unfolded at Bondi Beach on the first night of Chanukah is now understood to have been far more calculated, more lethal, and closer to catastrophic than initially known, as investigators…
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Government Report: No Threat – But Jews Be Vigilant
Jewish institutions in Montreal and across Quebec are operating under heightened vigilance after a federal threat assessment warned that attacks against Jewish targets in Canada remain a realistic possibility, even as security agencies say…
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Montreal City Council Condemns Australian Chanukah Attack
Montreal’s city council moved swiftly and unanimously on Monday to condemn what it called an antisemitic terrorist attack in Australia, adopting a joint declaration denouncing the mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach and expressing…
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Terror on the Sand: Jews Gunned Down at Hanukkah Event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach
By Jack Forrester SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — December 14, 2025 – Gunfire ripped through a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday night, cutting down families gathered for a Jewish holiday and transforming one of…
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Toronto Jewish Schools Land on New “GTA to IDF” List, Raising Fears of a Ready-Made Target Map
By Chad Lipnick A new online database linking Toronto Jewish schools, synagogues and summer camps to Canadians who served in the Israel Defense Forces is triggering alarm across the community, with advocacy groups warning…