News Releases
- August 31, 2010 - CJC Congratulates Daniel Libeskind on St. Louis Monument Project
10:35 AM EST
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) is delighted to announce today that internationally-acclaimed architect and designer Daniel Libeskind has been selected to design and create an historical monument -
- August 26, 2010 - Canadian Jewish Congress Commends Arrests in Alleged Ottawa Terror Cell
12:30 PM EST
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) commends the RCMP and CSIS for yesterday's arrests in Ottawa of individuals allegedly involved in a secret terrorist cell with suspected ties to Al-Qaeda.
- August 09, 2010 - Letter from Toronto International Film Festival
10:30 AM EST - Canadian Jewish Congress is pleased to post a letter received from Cameron Bailey, Co-Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, concerning the scheduling of this year's festival in and around the High Holidays.
- August 06, 2010 - LE CONGRÈS JUIF QUÉBÉCOIS DÉNONCE L'IMPOSTURE DES « QUEERS AGAINST ISRAELI APARTHEID »
- July 27, 2010 - BONJOUR, SHALOM SAINTE-AGATHE
Le Congrès juif québécois (CJQ) est fier de collaborer, pour une deuxième année, avec la ville de Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts dans le cadre de « Bonjour Shalom Ste-Agathe », une soirée musicale mettant en vedette SALONIKA et WANDERING STARS.
- July 08, 2010 - Canadian Jewish Congress Welcomes Charges of Advocating Genocide Against Alleged Hatemonger
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) released the following statement today regarding the serious nature of the charges that have been laid against Salman Hossain.
- June 14, 2010 - CJC welcomes changes in Bill C-37
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) commends Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, for tabling Bill C-37 which, in part, streamlines the processes for revoking fraudulently-gained citizenship and for removing ineligible individuals from Canada.
- May 28, 2010 - CJC Leads Remarkable Day of Darfur Advocacy on Parliament Hill
Yesterday, Canadian Jewish Congress led a delegation of Jewish, Christian and Muslim volunteers for a remarkable day of Darfur advocacy on Parliament Hill.
- May 27, 2010 - Double Mitzvah Day in Vancouver
- May 17, 2010 - International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Statement from Canadian Jewish Congress
- May 12, 2010 - Mark Steyn's Attack on CJC Labeled "Astoundingly Disingenuous"
We are writing to you today to update you on the status of Mark Steyn’s false claims concerning Canadian Jewish Congress.
- May 10, 2010 - Canadian Jewish Congress Supports Strong Sentence in Antisemitic Graffiti Case in Guelph, Ontario
- May 06, 2010 - CJC Commemorates 65th VE-Day
- April 21, 2010 - Canadian Jewish Congress Expresses its Thanks to York Regional Police Chief Armand La Barge
- April 11, 2010 - CJC mourns the deaths of Polish presidential couple in plane crash
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) mourns the tragic passing of Polish
President Lech Kaczynski, Mrs. Maria Kaczynska and the other passengers who perished in this horrific accident," stated CJC President Mark J. Freiman.
- April 02, 2010 - CJC rejects Vatican priest's comparisons of sex scandals to antisemitic persecution
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) was quick to reject comparisons between the uproar over sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church with antisemitic persecution suffered by Jews over the millennia.
- March 17, 2010 - Canadian Jewish Congress Commends Calgary Police on Hate Crime Charges
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) CEO Bernie M. Farber issued the following statement commending the Calgary Police Services after today's announcement of Hate Crime charges following a series of antisemitic graffiti incidents in November, 2009:
- March 10, 2010 - Action Week Against Racism kicks off with a tribute to the people of Haiti
Under the auspices of Haiti's Consul general to Montreal Pierre-Richard Casimir, the Montreal Jewish community will be paying tribute to the timeless courage of the Haitian people in its struggle for freedom and human dignity. Quebec Jewish Congress (QJC) and the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre (MHMC), together with their partners, will be launching a special exhibit unveiling the untold story of this small Caribbean Island who opened its doors and sheltered several hundred Jews fleeing Europe in the 1930's.
- March 08, 2010 - Launch of innovative publication
As part of the 11th Annual Action Week Against Racism, Quebec Jewish Congress (QJC) and its partners will be releasing a compilation of 90 texts on the theme 'Unlearn Intolerance' from 6th and 7th grade Montreal area students of all faiths and backgrounds.
- March 03, 2010 - Canadian Jewish Congress encouraged by Throne Speech Commitments on War Crimes, Pier 21 and National Holocaust Memorial
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) is encouraged by today's Speech from the Throne, particularly the section on Immigration.
- March 01, 2010 - Justin Trudeau and South African High Commissioner Abraham Sohkaya Nkomo to Speak at Commemoration of March 21st
- February 24, 2010 - Canadian Jewish Congress and Atlantic Jewish Council welcome hate crimes charges in Nova Scotia cross-burning
- February 23, 2010 - Canadian Jewish Congress, Atlantic Jewish Council deplore cross-burning, racial slurs in Nova Scotia
TORONTO - The cross-burning at the Nova Scotia home of an interracial couple, who were also the targets of racial slurs, is deeply troubling to Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) and the Atlantic Jewish Council (AJC).
- January 13, 2010 - Jewish community of Canada mobilizes Haiti earthquake relief effort
In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Canadian Jewish Congress's National President Mark J. Freiman and CEO Bernie M. Farber communicated the following message in a letter to the Haitian chargé d'affaires in Ottawa:
À la suite du terrible tremblement de terre qui a frappé durement Haïti, le président du Congrès juif canadien (CJC), Mark J. Freiman, et son directeur général, Bernie M. Farber, ont adressé un message de solidarité à Madame Natalie Menos-Gissel, chargée d'affaires de la République d'Haïti.
- January 13, 2010 - LA COMMUNAUTÉ JUIVE DU CANADA SE MOBILISE POUR VENIR EN AIDE À LA POPULATION HAÏTIENNE
À la suite du terrible tremblement de terre qui a frappé durement Haïti, le président du Congrès juif canadien (CJC), Mark J. Freiman, et son directeur général, Bernie M. Farber, ont adressé un message de solidarité à Madame Natalie Menos-Gissel, chargée d'affaires de la République d'Haïti.
- January 13, 2010 - Jewish community of Canada mobilizes Haiti earthquake relief effort
In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Canadian Jewish Congress's National President Mark J. Freiman and CEO Bernie M. Farber communicated the following message in a letter to the Haitian chargé d'affaires in Ottawa:
- January 06, 2010 - Canadian Jewish Congress urges full Vatican Archives disclosure to clarify
- December 03, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress Expresses Deep Concern over Swiss Minaret Ban
Canadian Jewish Congress President Mark J. Freiman issued the following statement in response to the results of a referendum supporting a ban on the construction of minarets in Switzerland:
- November 27, 2009 - Join fight against genocide
In its continuing effort to bring attention to – and action against – the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, Canadian Jewish Congress released the Canadian version of Darfur: A Jewish Response on Nov. 8.
- November 26, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress welcomes proposed amendments to State Immunity Act
- November 18, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress deplores Federal Court of Appeal ruling on Oberlander
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) president Mark J. Freiman issued the following statement in response to yesterday's Federal Court of Appeal ruling that the Cabinet must reconsider its decision to revoke the citizenship of Helmut Oberlander to assess whether he was conscripted against his will.
- November 08, 2009 - Mia Farrow Launches CJC’s Darfur: A Jewish Response
Download your free copy of Darfur: A Jewish Response, launched by Mia Farrow
- October 26, 2009 - CJC’s presentation on section 13 of the Canadian Human Right Act
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) President Mark J. Freiman and CEO Bernie M. Farber presented CJC's position on hate speech and section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
- October 08, 2009 - CJCONT calls Attorney General hate crime policy changes “a positive step”
Canadian Jewish Congress Ontario Region (CJCONT) is disappointed Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley will not consent to laying charges against Salman Hossain for Wilful Promotion of Hatred (under section 319 of the Criminal Code), but is encouraged by policy changes that will be implemented to better manage hate crime determinations in Ontario.
- October 01, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress commends the Canadian Human Rights Commission's application for judicial review in the Lemire decision
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) commends the Canadian Human Rights Commission for seeking judicial review of the decision in the case of Warman v. Lemire which involved a number of alleged antisemitic and homophobic postings on Lemire's web site.
- September 02, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress says Lemire case decision wrong in law
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) said today it believes the decision in the case of Warman v. Lemire is wrong in law and should be appealed. CJC also noted it believes section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) remains constitutional.
- September 01, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress pays tribute to Canada's war veterans on the 70th anniversary of the onset of World War II
- August 13, 2009 - CJC commends United Church for rejecting boycott of Israel
Kelowna, BC---Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) applauds the General Council of the United Church of Canada (UCC) for rejecting proposals that endorsed boycott of Israel.
- July 23, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress congratulates new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
Toronto-Canadian Jewish Congress extends congratulations to Shawn Atleo on his election as the next National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).
- July 17, 2009 - Congress commemorates 15th anniversary of AMIA bombing
July 18, 1994 will long be remembered as the day Hezbollah terrorists carried out an Iranian-backed plan to bomb the Jewish community centre (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The attack killed 85 people and wounded 300.
- July 07, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress-Pacific Region (CJC-PR) and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society) Express Solidarity with Victim of Courtney, B.C. Attack
Vancouver - Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. offer support and solidarity to Mr. Jay Phillips, who was the victim of a possibly racially motivated attack in Courtney, BC on July 3, 2009.
- July 02, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress, Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Canada commend Terezin Declaration on Holocaust-Era Assets and Survivor Welfare
- June 30, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress calls for further criminal investigation into Internet hate: Meeting requested with Attorney-General
- June 24, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress welcomes Canada's full membership on ITF
- June 09, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress mourns passing of Sheila Finestone z'l"
- June 09, 2009 - Le Congrès juif canadien déplore le décès de Sheila Finestone z'l
- June 03, 2009 - CJC Applauds Formation of All-Party Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism
- May 31, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress celebrates 90 years of advocacy at its Plenary Assembly
- May 22, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress Welcomes Historic Verdict in Rwanda War Crimes Trial
- May 15, 2009 - Canadian Jewish Congress - Pacific Region names David Schwartz as new Chair
