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Dear John,
This week, we joined a global task force to address
the alarming surge in antisemitism, thanked
Ontario Ministers for investing in the safety of the Jewish community,
and reflected on
the dangerous
links
between
anti-Israel sentiment
and antisemitism.
Read on to learn more.
The CIJA Team
“What starts with the Jews never ends with the Jews. There is
a global imperative to confront antisemitism, and drawing on the
expertise and strength of the J7 coalition is an important catalyst
for universal action.” – Shimon Koffler Fogel, President and Chief
Executive Officer,
CIJA In response to a
rise in antisemitic incidents and attitudes around the world, major
Jewish organizations in seven countries announced the formation of the
J7, The Large
Communities’ Task Force Against
Antisemitism.
CIJA will represent Canada’s Jewish community at meetings
with representatives from the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Germany, France, Argentina, and Australia about developing a
global and coordinated strategy to address the collective challenge of
antisemitism and to share best practices to fight antisemitism and
protect the quality of Jewish life around the world. Beyond
consultation, the coalition will form working groups, leveraging
expertise from each community to shape action plans and
strategies.
Following months of consultation with the Government of
Ontario, CIJA and UJA Federation of Greater Toronto met with Minister
of Citizenship and Multiculturalism Michael Ford and Solicitor General
Michael Kerzner at UJA’s Sherman Campus to discuss the expanded
eligibility of the Anti-Hate
Security and Prevention Grant and how it impacts
Ontario’s Jewish community.
We applaud the Government of Ontario for its dedication to
combating antisemitism, exemplified by its
expansion of the Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant
to respond to the increasing security needs
of the Jewish community and all other communities targeted by
hate.
Applications for the AHSP Grant are now open.
For program details, including full eligibility criteria, and to
apply, visit
here.
CIJA’s Eta Yudin, Vice
President, Quebec, reflects in a powerful French-language op-ed on
recent developments in Montreal surrounding links between antisemitism
and anti-Israel sentiment, the need to fight against hatred and
intolerance, and what we can learn from Israeli President Isaac
Herzog's recent
address to the
United States
Congress.
We have a big choice to make about antisemitism – ignore its
impact and walk away or come together to push back against
it.
CIJA and Canada's Jewish Federations are pushing
back.
Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It will
transform you from a passive victim to an engaged activist focused on
the single-most important challenge we face today:
antisemitism.
Join the Jewish community from across Canada as we unite our
voices and empower ourselves to show up, speak up, and step up against
Jew-hatred.
Will you be there?
Check out the speaker line-up and sign up at www.fightit.ca.
CIJA in the
News
Community
Calendar
August 1-2 | Tu
B'av August 7 | Civic Holiday (CIJA
offices in Ontario and BC are closed) September 15-17
| Rosh Hashanah September 24-25 | Yom
Kippur October 16-17
| Antisemitism:
Face It, Fight It
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