Colleyville Synagogue Terror Attack: A Painful Reminder That When Incitement Against Jews Continues, Violence Follows
En français ci-dessous Canadian Jews watched the news out of Texas thinking the same thing: It could have been my synagogue, my child’s Jewish school, my Jewish community centre. It’s an everyday reality that for us to practice our religion in 2022, we must endure airport-level security and carry out regular threat assessments. When we […]
Jews # 1 Target for Hate Crimes in Canada; HRC Sounds Alarm in Hill Times
In the Hill Times today, HRC comments on a recent report issued by Statistics Canada which once again, listed Canada’s Jewish population as the number one recipient of religiously motivated hate crimes. Once again, Canadian Jews have the dubious distinction of being the most targeted group for hate crimes. In a report released on March […]
UPDATE: Global TV Pulls “Nurses” Episode After Airing Antisemitic Portrayal of Orthodox Jews
UPDATE: February 24-26, 2021: Canadian producers Corus Entertainment and Entertainment One sent HonestReporting Canada the following apology for their medical drama program “Nurses”, aired by Global TV, which depicted Orthodox Jews as bigoted, insular, racist, and misogynist: It’s important that we address the recent feedback we’ve received related to the portrayal of Jewish beliefs in […]
Montreal Police Looking Into Antisemitic Tik Tok Video: HRC Cited in the Suburban
The Holocaust should NEVER be made into a joke and should be never exploited for a social media trend. As was reported today by The Suburban newspaper, the Montreal police hate crimes unit is looking at an antisemitic video which shows a pillow and blanket in the poster’s oven, a reference to Jews burned in […]
HRC In Jewish Independent: Taking a Stand Against Antisemitic Hate in Vancouver
Vancouver’s Jewish Independent newspaper published an HRC op-ed which commented on recent instances of antisemitism that have surfaced in Vancouver, where hate mongers used the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to foment hatred against Jews. Since time immemorial, no matter what calamity occurred in the world, if there was a problem plaguing humanity Jews were […]
Globe and Mail Headline Whitewashes Alleged Antisemitic Hate Crime in Montreal
News broke recently of an alleged hate crime carried out by a Montreal taxi driver who allegedly punched and choked a visibly Jewish man in a parking lot this past week. See a video of the incident below: After public outcry, the taxi driver was fired and his driving permit reportedly will be revoked. Naturally, […]