Will Walmart’s arrival spell the end of Kensington Market, the quirky, vibrant Toronto neighborhood that housed most of the city’s Jews in the early 20th century? Locals think so. And more than 40,000 of them have signed a Change.org petition urging the city to reject a property developer’s proposal for a three-story mall whose anchor…
Canada’s oldest continuously operating synagogue is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Congregation Emanu-El, located in Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, will host a reenactment of its dedication ceremony on Sunday, The Times of Israel reported. In 1863, even before Canada had become a country, Jewish community members in Victoria and non-Jewish patrons got together to…
Canada’s largest Protestant church targeted three Israeli companies with operations in Jewish settlements for economic sanctions and boycott. Last week, the United Church of Canada’s governing General Council approved the start of a boycott campaign, encouraging “economic action” against Keter Plastic, SodaStream and Ahava. The move is an outgrowth of the church’s decision last year…
The Toronto Board of Rabbis criticized the Jewish Defense League of Canada for inviting Islam critic Pamela Geller to speak in the city. The statement was issued just prior to Geller’s speaking engagement Monday sponsored by the group. She spoke at the Toronto Zionist Center without incident. A Chabad rabbi had uninvited Geller to speak…
If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering where to draw the line between free speech, which should be defended, and hate speech, which should be combated. Well, I’ve found some useful insight in a series of articles that appeared the Jewish Tribune, the weekly journal of B’nai B’rith Canada. I’m not sure the articles were…
The Canadian government announced plans to build a national Holocaust memorial in the nation’s capital. The monument “will be a testament to the importance of ensuring that the memory of the Holocaust is never lost,” Tim Uppal, minister of state for democratic reform, said in a statement Tuesday following remarks at the Canadian War Museum,…
Canada’s flagship Jewish newspaper, The Canadian Jewish News, is folding. The newspaper, which has a circulation of approximately 40,000, announced Monday that its final print edition will be June 20. The closure will mean the loss of about 50 jobs. “I never dreamed that I would be writing this,” CJN President Donald Carr wrote on…
An anti-bullying bill in Manitoba has Winnipeg’s two leading Orthodox rabbis split over how much schools should do to accommodate students who support gay rights. One part of Bill 18, proposed last December, requires any school that receives provincial funding to allow students to create a gay-straight alliance club. Fearing that Christian schools will be…
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