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An offensive mural caricature of soccer player Steven Berghuis in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, July 2021. (CIDI)
April 28, 2022, 10:09 am
Antisemitic incidents reach 10-year high in the Netherlands
Separately, Canada saw a record number of antisemitic incidents in 2021, according to B’nai Brith Canada’s annual audit.
By JTA
Canadian parliament (Wiki)
April 12, 2022, 10:54 am
Canada set to outlaw Holocaust denial
The move has cross-party backing.
By JTA
Did Justin Trudeau really accuse an Jewish opponent of appearing next to swastikas?
From the WebFebruary 22, 2022, 2:58 pm
Jewish News explains: Justin Trudeau’s ‘swastika slur’ on a Jewish MP
Justin Trudeau faced a wave of anger from opposition politicians after a fiery exchange in Canada's parliament last week
By Michael Daventry
Justin Trudeau
July 24, 2021, 5:25 pm
Trudeau: Canada to spend £3.6m to strengthen security at Jewish institutions
Country's prime minister's announcement at a summit on antisemitism comes amid an unprecedented rise in incidents directed at communal groups
By JTA
Alex Sobel and Andrew Percy
October 5, 2020, 12:58 pm
Politicians from five countries launch task force to combat online antisemitism
Conservative MP Andrew Percy and Labour MP Alex Sobel join coalition of parliamentarians from the UK, US, Israel, Australia and Canada to battle the scourge of digital hate
By Tali Fraser
Travis Patron, the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, called for the removal of Jews from Canada. (Facebook screenshot via JTA)
July 17, 2020, 1:07 pm
Canadian far-right activist says Jews ‘parasitic,’ seeks their ‘eradication’
Police launch investigation into video posted by Travis Patron, leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, calling Jews 'swindlers, snakes and inside manipulators'
By JTA
Jews in the RAF included the Pogrel crew
June 12, 2020, 2:35 pm
Using lockdown to research and archive the Jewish heroes of the RAF
Archivist Cathie Hewitt has spent lockdown researching Jewish members of the RAF,  having previously honoured those who fought in Bomber Command
By Stephen Oryszczuk
The empty Warsaw Ghetto Square at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem is seen empty of people due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic during the Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 21, 2019. Photo by: JINIPIX
April 22, 2020, 11:48 am
Worldwide population of 14.7 million Jews falls short of pre-Shoah numbers
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reports that today's Jewish population, ahead of Yom HaShoah, is still short of the 16.6m before the war
By JTA
El Al plane
March 13, 2020, 9:52 am
El Al to suspend operations on key routes – but not UK
The company's decision comes after Israel took dramatic steps to seal its borders this week, asking any foreign visitor to self-isolate for 14 days.
By Jack Mendel
Chevra Mishnayes Synagogue (google maps screenshot)
March 12, 2020, 11:16 am
Yellow swastika spray-painted on Canadian synagogue’s property
Chevra Mishnayes Synagogue in Winnipeg targeted with hateful vandalism as child of Holocaust survivor speaks of trauma at the incident
By JTA
March 12, 2020, 10:03 am
Mapping the pandemic: Coronavirus across the Jewish world
From Germany and Greece to Canada and China, we look at how the virus is affecting Jewish communities worldwide
Photo by AbsolutVision on Unsplash
March 7, 2020, 5:30 pm
Arabic paper in Canada says Israelis bury Palestinians alive and steal organs
February edition of al-Meshwar dedicates a half-page to “The Abuse of the Martyrs and the Manipulation of Their Bodies Are Jewish Commandments and Israeli Directives”
By JTA
An iconic Second World War Spitfire
February 21, 2020, 2:16 pm
Telling the stories of Jews who fought in Bomber Command
We talk to an archivist who quit her job to uncover tales of Jewish airmen who risked death to fight the Nazis
Yohanan and Shifra Lowen are suing the Quebec province and school system. (Screen shot from YouTube via JTA)
February 16, 2020, 9:51 am
Ex-Chasidic couple sue Quebec over lack of education
Yohanan and Shifra Lowen filed the lawsuit five years ago, claiming the province and school system didn't ensure they were properly educated
By Jewish News Reporter
Donald Trump embraces Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in Washington, where the so-called 'Deal Of The Century' was unveiled (@Netanyahu on Twitter)
February 12, 2020, 9:41 am
British Jewish groups join international coalition against Trump’s peace deal
Yachad, Jewish Labour Movement and Habonim Dror join groups from across the world in 'rejecting this deal' as being against Jewish values
By Jewish News Reporter
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