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Dear John, 



This week, we participated in a lively exchange about current developments in Israel, delved behind the headlines of Israeli newspapers, addressed a dangerous factual error, and invited teachers to learn how to unlearn antisemitism. 



Read on to learn more. 



The CIJA Team  



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More than 1000 people tuned in midday Thursday to our townhall Unity Not Uniformity: Unpacking the Controversy where expert panelists Professor Adam Dodek, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, and journalist Haviv Rettig Gur, alongside moderator Ellin Bessner from The Canadian Jewish News, explored the major topics on everyone's minds from the controversial judicial reform proposal, counter-terror raids, to the new Iran-Saudi Arabia deal, and the debates they've generated inside and outside Israel.



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In a letter to the editor, Becca Wertman-Traub, CIJA’s Director of Research, addressed factual errors <[link removed]> in a recent opinion piece <[link removed]> in The Hill Times that left a false impression that only Israel is to blame for the situation in the West Bank.



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CIJA is teaming up with UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and Facing History and Ourselves Canada to host Unlearn It, an interactive virtual workshop for Ontario teachers to help them educate their students about antisemitism and its impacts.



Middle-school educators are invited to participate in this free workshop to learn how to use Unlearn It to create safe spaces to initiate productive, courageous discussions about antisemitism among their students. These resources can be used proactively as part of anti-racism programming or in response to an incident that has already occurred at school or in the community. The workshop will be held Monday, March 27, from 4:30 - 6 p.m. and is targeted at educators of grades 5-8.



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CIJA in the News 



For a party that’s so against discrimination, here’s a lesson Ontario’s NDP is still struggling to learn (Toronto Star, + Syndication) <[link removed]>



Canadian Jews Concerned as Activist Accused of Antisemitism Wins Ontario Parliament Seat (The Algemeiner) <[link removed]>



‘Let’s do this:’ Sarah Jama wins Hamilton Centre by-election by a landslide (Now Magazine) <[link removed]>



March 23: Spec readers are still talking about last week’s Hamilton Centre byelection, and the city tax increase (The Hamilton Spectator) <[link removed]>



Top 100 Lobbyists in 2023: green tech and economy boosting set for top advocacy priorities in 2023, say lobbyists (The Hill Times) <[link removed]>



Hiding the truth impedes two-state peace framework: CIJA director (The Hill Times) <[link removed]>



Record jump in LGBTQ, religious hate crimes cases reported to police, with men and boys main targets (The Globe and Mail) <[link removed]>



OPINION: On Israel, Canadian Jews must embrace unity, not uniformity (The Globe and Mail) <[link removed]>



Hate crimes reported by police jumped a record 27% from 2020 to 2021: StatsCan (The Globe and Mail) <[link removed]>



A Zionist strategy for Israel (Israel Hayom) <[link removed]>



Can modern archeology prove Jews’ historic ties to Israel?" (The CJN – The CJN Daily, 16:46) <[link removed]>







Community Calendar



March 27 | Unlearn It Virtual Workshop <[link removed]>

April 5-April 13 |Passover

April 17-18 |Yom HaShoah

April 24-25 |Yom HaZikaron

April 25-26 |Yom Ha’atzmaut

May 25-27 | Shavuot





Careers



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- Associate Director, Policy and Communications (Pacific Region) <[link removed]>

- Program Coordinator, CIJA/Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver <[link removed]>

- Associate Director, Communications and Media Relations (Quebec) <[link removed]> <[link removed]>



Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Federation of Winnipeg <[link removed]>







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