David Lazarus
By David Lazarus
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Fast Forward Despite bus driver boycott, thousands attend pro-Israel rally in Ottawa
Local Jewish leaders called the event, organized by Jewish federations across Canada and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, a historic gathering
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Fast Forward Montreal’s oldest synagogue building vandalized with swastikas
“While the congregation is small, the synagogue evokes Jewish history in Montreal and the attack on it is causing dismay in the community,” a former city councilor wrote in a letter to the city’s mayor
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Fast Forward Canada says Jews were most-targeted religious minority for hate crimes last year
Jews saw a 47% rise in reported hate crimes compared to 2020, according to Statistics Canada
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Fast Forward Canada will spend $5M to strengthen security at Jewish institutions, Justin Trudeau tells antisemitism summit
MONTREAL (JTA) — Amid an unprecedented number of antisemitic incidents in Canada, the government is set to spend more than $5 million to shore up the security of the nation’s Jewish community institutions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Wednesday at a special virtual national “summit” on anti-Semitism. The new funding is part of…
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Fast Forward Canada hit with wave of antisemitic attacks sparked by Israel-Gaza conflict
MONTREAL (JTA) — Canadian Jews are reeling from an onslaught of public antisemitic rhetoric and violence triggered by the recent military conflict between Israel and Gaza. Montreal and Toronto were especially hard hit, but incidents occurred elsewhere prior to the cease-fire reached last week. Tensions flared between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators, and in some instances…
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Fast Forward Quebec court upholds law banning yarmulkes and other religious symbols in the workplace
MONTREAL (JTA) — A top Quebec court mostly upheld a provincial law banning Jews and other religious minorities who work in public from wearing religious symbols such as yarmulkes, crucifixes and hijabs in their places of employ. The Quebec Superior Court ruled Tuesday that Bill 21 — also known as the “secularism” or “laicity” law…
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Fast Forward Man arrested after swastikas spray-painted on doors of Montreal synagogue
MONTREAL (JTA) — One of Montreal’s largest synagogues was found with its doors spray-painted with large swastikas Wednesday, and a synagogue guard played a role in arresting the man suspected of the vandalism. The man who was apprehended reportedly brought a canister of gasoline to Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, a 160-year-old Modern Orthodox synagogue that is…
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Fast Forward Canadian politician calls Jews ‘parasitic tribe,’ wants removal from Canada
MONTREAL (JTA) — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has opened an investigation into a fringe right-wing politician who called for the removal of Jews from Canada. In a flyer and a video posted on Facebook on Saturday, Travis Patron, the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, describes Jews as “swindlers,” “snakes,” “inside manipulators,” and a…
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