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Hundreds Rally at Queen's Park in Solidarity with Jewish Community
Hundreds of people gathered outside Queen’s Park on Sunday to stand in solidarity with the Jewish community amid skyrocketing antisemitism.
Organized by Canadian Women Against Antisemitism (CWAA), the event came against the backdrop of International Women’s Month aimed at highlighting the need for “women of all nationalities and religions” to “send a message that hatred has no place in Canada.”
Ancaster Venue to Host Hamilton Jewish Film Festival
Organizers of Hamilton’s Jewish Film Festival say they've found a new location for this year's event after the previous host called off its venue rental for next month amid safety concerns.
The festival will take place as planned from April 7 to 9 at Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre, organizers said in a March 25 statement.
Moral Collapse in Hamilton on Full Display as Film Fest Cancelled
The cancellation of the Jewish Film Festival in Hamilton is not just a cancellation of a cultural event. This is a cancellation of the Jewish people — a targeted campaign of harassment and intimidation met with irresponsible silence by our elected representatives and other equity groups.
It is the total collapse of the moral norms and values that are meant to protect our diverse and free society.
Praying for Hostages and Soldiers, Mass Recitation of Shema Held at Western Wall
Thousands of people from around the world joined in with worshippers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in prayers for the soldiers and hostages in what organizers hoped would be the largest recitation of the Shema prayer in the history of the Jewish people.
Canadian-Israelis Who Lost Family on Oct. 7 Criticize Motion Halting Arm Sales to Israel and Say Ottawa Must Sanction Terrorist Groups
Canadian-Israelis whose family members were murdered or kidnapped during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks are urging the government to exert international pressure to free the hostages still in Gaza, while expressing their anger with Canada’s recent political moves in the Middle East.
Steven Spielberg Denounces Antisemitism and Makes First Comments on Gaza
Steven Spielberg has denounced the global upsurge of antisemitism, and made his first direct comments about Israel’s military action in Gaza, in a speech marking the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the USC Shoah Foundation.
In remarks reported by Deadline, Spielberg said: “Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. I am increasingly alarmed that we may be condemned to repeat history – to once again have to fight for the very right to be Jewish.”
Anthony Housefather: I'm Proud to be a Zionist
“Mr. Speaker, I am a Canadian. I am a Jew. I am a Zionist.” That is how I started off my speech in the House of Commons last Monday evening as we debated an NDP motion that sought to reverse the last five decades of Canadian foreign policy as relates to our friend and ally Israel.
As I listened to the debate that day in the House, I realized that there was a fundamental misunderstanding of what Zionism was and why the vast majority of Canadian Jews identified with Israel and supported it in its effort to eradicate the terrorist group Hamas which attacked the country on Oct. 7.
Germany Set to Add Citizenship Test Questions About Jews and Israel
Those seeking German citizenship could soon have to answer test questions about antisemitism, Germany’s commitment to Israel and Jewish life in Germany.
The catalogue of more than 300 questions from which citizenship test questions can be selected is to be amended shortly, the interior ministry said in a statement, pending final approval. New question are to include: What is a Jewish house of prayer called? When was the State of Israel founded? What is the reason for Germany’s special responsibility for Israel? How is Holocaust denial punished in Germany? And, somewhat mysteriously: Who can become a member of the approximately 40 Jewish Maccabi sports clubs in Germany?
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