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Dear John, 



This week, we asked you to make your voice heard with Canada’s elected officials, called on university leadership to ensure that our campuses are safe for Jewish students, applauded the B.C. and Alberta governments for their clear commitment to Holocaust education, and informed Canadians about Israel’s compliance with international law. Read on to learn more.



The CIJA Team  







This week, there were two deeply troubling incidents in Montreal. 



On Wednesday, while raising awareness about the 242 hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, a group of Jewish Concordia University students were confronted by an angry crowd who verbally and physically accosted them. Federation CJA and CIJA issued a statement <[link removed]> condemning the incident and called on university leadership to take concrete action and use every possible tool to ensure that our universities remain safe for Jewish students.

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On Thursday, bullet holes were discovered at the front entrances of two Jewish schools, Azrieli Talmud Torah and Yeshiva Gedola. While no one was in either building and the damage was minimal, this discovery represents a worrying escalation in the violence Jewish Canadians have been experiencing. Federation CJA and CIJA issued a statement <[link removed]> condemning the incident and demanding justice and swift action by law enforcement.

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In addition to issuing a joint press release with Federation CJA, we also held a press conference the day after each incident. You can watch them on our Facebook page <[link removed]>.







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In an opinion piece in the National Post, CIJA’s Richard Marceau, Vice President and General Counsel, and Emmanuelle Amar, Director of Policy and Research (Quebec), clarify legal facts about Israel’s legitimate right to defend itself and how Israel is doing so in full compliance with international law. Read the full op-ed here <[link removed]>. 

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In an opinion piece in the Daily Hive Vancouver, CIJA VP (Pacific Region) Nico Slobinsky and Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre ED Nina Krieger explore the importance of Holocaust education and the significance of British Columbia Premier David Eby's demonstrated commitment to combating antisemitism and other forms of hate in the province. Read the full op-ed here <[link removed]>. 

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Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides announced that Holocaust education will be included as a mandatory part of the province’s new social studies curriculum. We issued a joint statement <[link removed]> with the Jewish Federation of Edmonton and Calgary Jewish Federation applauding the Alberta Government for this welcome decision, which makes Alberta the third province in Canada to mandate Holocaust education in the public school curriculum.

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Want to do something to support the people of Israel? 



Join others worldwide in sending messages to the International Committee of the Red Cross to demand they visit, comfort, care for, and act urgently to release the hostages!



All you need to do is:



- Go to the Red Cross link: [link removed]

- Choose your location & fill in your name and email address

- Choose one of nine message options here <[link removed]>, copy and paste it into the "message" field (or write a personal message of your own)

- Click on "submit"



This is a small thing each of us can do to help the efforts to bring them home!



Want to do something to support your local Jewish community? 



Join our Legal Task Force



The dramatic rise in antisemitism isn’t just isolated to other parts of the world, it’s happening here in Canada too. Led by CIJA and UJA, a group of 150 lawyers are already hard at work to use the law to combat the Jew-hate we are seeing. And other legal groups are being created in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and around the country. With lawyers working in various areas of law – including human rights, labour and employment, and criminal law – they will focus especially on the education system because universities and schools have failed to keep our kids safe.



This has to change. If you are a lawyer, please volunteer. Email us at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . 



Community Calendar



Communities are gathering in cities across Canada in response to the devastating war on Israel by Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza. Find an event near you <[link removed]>.





November | Holocaust Education Month Events <[link removed]>

December 7- 15 | Chanukah



CIJA in the News 



Opinion: Hamas has committed war crimes, but Israel is complying with international law (National Post) <[link removed]>



Opinion: Why BC's mandatory Holocaust education curriculum is much-needed (Daily Hive) <[link removed]>



Ottawa under pressure to publish online safety bill to tackle rising antisemitism (The Globe and Mail) <[link removed]>



What is the kaffiyeh? The head covering seen at pro-Palestinian rallies has become a charged political symbol (Toronto Star, + Syndication) <[link removed]>



A security expert says this isn’t the time to take your mezuzahs down (The CJN Daily) <[link removed]>



Alberta to consult with Jewish groups on Holocaust education (Lethbridge News Now) <[link removed]>



A generation gap in attitudes could be undermining support for Israel in the West (CBC News) <[link removed]>



'How dare this happen?': West Island synagogue, Jewish community centre targeted by firebombs (Montreal Gazette) <[link removed]>



'Jews have always been the canary in the mines' says Jewish community leader denouncing antisemitism (CBC News) <[link removed]>



Quebec leaders want hate speech investigation into imam calling for extermination of 'Zionist aggressors' (Montreal Gazette) <[link removed]>



1 arrested, 3 injured in violent clashes between Concordia students over Israel-Hamas war (CTV News) <[link removed]>



Two Montreal Jewish schools hit by gunshots overnight Wednesday, no injuries (CityNews) <[link removed]>



A conversation with Richard Marceau about International Law - Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge (QR Calgary - Global News Radio) <[link removed]>



Jewish community pleads for help after shots fired at two Montreal schools (Montreal Gazette) <[link removed]>



Pablo Rodriguez faces questions about whether he misled Commons committee on Laith Marouf (The Globe and Mail) <[link removed]>



Vancouver rallies for Israeli hostages while also remembering those killed on Oct. 7 by Hamas (The Canadian Jewish News) <[link removed]>



Hundreds gather at Vancouver Art Gallery to mark one month since Hamas attack (Global News) <[link removed]>



Israel, Hamas conflict causes surge of discrimination, B.C. human rights commissioner says (CBC News) <[link removed]>



Community Careers



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