A chapter of Canada’s third-largest political party sent out a Passover greeting using a photo of a family baking challah – a food that cannot be eaten during the holiday. The Manitoba caucus of the left-wing New Democratic Party sent out Facebook and Twitter statuses wishing its followers a happy Passover in English and transliterated…
(JTA) — A Jewish community center in Windsor, Ontario, received anti-Semitic hate mail that was similar to that sent to several Canadian synagogues two months ago. The flier, which calls to “Expel the Jews to the lake of fire!!!” and declares this is “Expulsion History Month,” was delivered to the center by regular mail on…
MONTREAL (JTA) — A McGill University internal investigation absolved students involved in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel of outright anti-Semitism on campus but decried Jew hatred, triggering mixed reactions from the Jewish community. The report written by retired McGill ombudsman Spencer Boudreau, which was released on Tuesday, asserted that anti-Semitism played no…
Private investigators believe that Barry and Honey Sherman were murdered by multiple killers, the CBC reported. The billionaire philanthropists were found hanging from a balcony by their pool in what was initially rumored to be a murder-suicide. A source with direct knowledge of the private investigation — funded by the children of the Shermans —…
(JTA) — Billionaire philanthropist Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, were murdered in their Toronto home by more than one killer, private investigators believe. The finding, reported by CBC Toronto citing a source with direct knowledge of the private investigation, contradicts the theory that the deaths were a murder-suicide, a theory which has been rejected by…
A lawyer for the family of Canadian Jewish philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman, who were found hanged in their Toronto home last month under yet-unsolved circumstances, is saying that police acted irresponsibly in publicly disclosing that there were no signs of forced entry into the house. “It’s simply absurd,” attorney Brian Greenspan told The Globe…
A doctor who performs medically assisted deaths is being accused of “sneaking in and killing someone” at an Orthodox Jewish nursing home in Canada. The Louis Brier Nursing Home in Vancouver has filed a complaint with the British Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons against Dr. Ellen Wiebe after she responded to 83-year-old Barry Hyman’s…
Welcome to the Forward’s series on unsolved Jewish murders. The cases run across continents and class divides, and have rocked Jewish communities around the world. Click here to access the rest of the series. David “Donny” Pichosky and Rochelle Wise found each other late in life, marrying in 2009 when they were both in their…
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