Sample case brief follow this format except type double. The first congregation was founded in 1768 in montreal. David rome, press officer, canadian jewish congress, montreal. Brief of the canadian jewish congress on bill s21 hate propaganda to the senate standing committee on constitutional and legal affairs. The bible written law and the talmud oral law are the foundational texts on which such deliberations are based. Canadian jewish congress continues tradition of chesed to jewish community in cuba passover haggadah inspires cjc to ensure that jews in cuba may partake in the annual passover seder. Canadian jewish archives volume 6 part 1, and canadian jewish archives volume 6 part 2. In a letter to the editor in the citizen last week, the cjcs current copresident, rabbi reuven bulka. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. In a box of records from the canadian jewish congress, pacific regions multiculturalism committee, we found an organization structure chart from 19821983. The tone of the controversy was set by a powerful mixture of politics, morality and history. The canadian jewish congress was a mirror of the community. This was especially true for the canadian jewish congress records.
Cohen would have congress address issues of essentially minor parochial concern of little import in serving the longterm interests of our community. Brief of the canadian jewish congress, central region, to the. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Brief history of antisemitism in canada montreal holocaust museum. Leonard norman cohen cc goq september 21, 1934 november 7, 2016 was a canadian singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist. On the left we see martin gray in retirement after a successful career peddling fake antiques to gullible collectors. After ten years lobbying, bnai brith canada and the canadian jewish congress persuaded ottawa to enact their federal antihate law, the canadian human rights act. American jews, or jewish americans, are americans who are jews, whether by religion, ethnicity, culture, or nationality.
That sounds crazy, but its true, and i wrote about it in shakedown, my new book about canadas human rights commissions. With special appreciation to the canadian war orphans who so generously contributed their stories and materials to this project. How were the views of canadian society towards jewish people affected by the antisemitic attitudes of the holocaust. Jewish immigration to canada during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Canadian jewish congress executive meeting, montreal. Reuven bulka and its chief executive officer is bernie farber.
Canadian jewish archives alex dworkin canadian jewish. The history of the jews in canada are canadian citizens who follow judaism as their religion andor are ethnically jewish. Source for information on canadian jewish congress. The awardwinning canadian jewish news cjn is canadas largest, weekly jewish newspaper with an audited circulation of nearly 32,000 and read by more than 100,000 people each week. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death and romantic relationships. Historic canadian jewish congress to be merged into new. Canadas 2017 country report to the international holocaust. Interpretation of passages in these texts attempts to identify the duties of physicians, patients and families faced with difficult. Canadian jewish congress works to foster a canada where jews, as part of the multicultural fabric of this country, live in and contribute to an environment of opportunity and mutual respect. Instead, the court sent it back to the politicians, tell. The jewish times was founded by a number of community leaders, in 1897. The canadian jewish congress league for human rights of bnai brith canada friends of simon wiesenthal centre for holocaust studies these censorship driven groups, are requesting to participate in the constitutional issues raised by marc lemire as well, as act like prosecutors and cross examine witnesses.
This article deals with the issue of the changing nature of the public square of contemporary jewry through an account of the canadian jewish congress plenary assembly in winnipeg, manitoba in 1998. Searching amicus by standard library of congress subject headings, in english. The alex dworkin canadian jewish archives formerly known as the canadian jewish congress charities committee national archives is a program of jewish federations of canadauia, and is supported by the jewish community foundation of montreals alex dworkin foundation for jewish archives, through federation cja. Research guide to holocaustrelated holdings at library and. Founded in 1919, it has been for much of its history the singular democratic voice of canadian jewry. The alex dworkin canadian jewish archives was established in 1934 under the aegis of canadian jewish congress, and the records of the former cjc are an important presence among the hundreds of large and small collections received over the years from individuals and groups. Canadian jewish congress library and archives canada blog. Cic is highly involved in sponsoring canadian muslim university students. Brief of the canadian jewish congress, central region, to. Such is the first chapter of jewish life in canada as told by gerald tulchinsky in canadas jews. Government of canada recognizes the national historic significance of the canadian jewish congress. In 1965 and 1966, the canadian jewish congress helped organize the fledgling canadian nazi party. A product of the amalgamation of the canadian jewish congress, the canadaisrael committee, the quebec jewish congress, the quebecisrael committee and the university outreach committee, the centre for israel and jewish affairs represents federation cja and the interests of the jewish community. Learn about the history of the canadian jewish community and the barriers to inclusion experienced by jews in canada and quebec 3.
Contextual information a brief history of canadian immigration were actually sent back to japan. Also, following this reorganization, its name was changed to canadian jewish congress, ontario region. Particular emphasis is placed on the quebec context including a brief history of the quebec jewish community while examining how antisemitism influenced. We are particularly interested in essays that focus on comparisons and interactions between canadian jews and jews from other countries, and.
Preserving the history of canadian jewish congress. With the rise of the jewish lobby in canada after israels six day war, it was the canadian jewish congress, the canadian zionist organization, and bnai brith, that established the canadaisrael committee cic to act on behalf of jewish interests in all of canada s domestic and foreign affairs. Canadian jewish archives publications alex dworkin. This chronological list of events was compiled in connection with the 1959 bicentenary of jewish settlement in canada. The canadian jewish congress is an umbrella group of jewish organizations in canada and constitutes one of the main lobby groups for the jewish community in the country, although it often competes with the more conservative bnai brith canada in that regard. Caiserman, who was general secretary of the congress for over 25 years, is presented annually.
The canadian jewish news let them go ron arad, zachary baumel, zvi feldman, guy hever, yehuda katz canadian jewish congress expressed disappointment at the supreme court of canada decision not to grant jewish day schools in ontario the right to government funding. What makes this model seder different from all others. The canadian parallel to this phenomenon is not as well developed as the american, but there seems to be a movement in the same direction. Today the jewish community in the united states consists primarily of ashkenazi jews, who descend from diaspora jewish populations of central and eastern europe and comprise about 9095% of the american jewish population. Meeting between the canadian jewish congress and the canadian. Final the impact of the holocaust on canadian society and on. Caiserman award, established by the canadian jewish congress in tribute to the late h. Regarded by many as the parliament of canadian jewry, the congress was at the forefront of the struggle for human rights. M3b 3k4 the canadian jewish news reserves the right to refuse advertising that in its opinion is misleading, in poor taste or incompatible with the advertising policies of the newspaper. Leslie wexner was born on 8 september 1937 in dayton, ohio, us. Your brief should be no more than two or three doublespaced pages.
The centre for holocaust education and scholarship. Committee on religious education in the public schools. Articles strongly criticizing the work of the canadian jewish congress, by laura rosen cohen and colby cosh, recently appeared in the national post. Brief methodological reports the montreal cognitive assessment, moca. Bc civil liberties association ontario coalition against poverty canadian labour congress. A brief covering a wide range of major areas of concern to canadian jewry was submitted to the canadian government in ottawa by the canadian jewish congress today. The first substantial wave of jewish immigration to canada occurred during the end of the nineteenth century. The centre for holocaust education and scholarship teachers. Theodor herzl 18601904, the first to actively promote the idea of a modern jewish state in the land of israel, envisaged it not only as the. The congresss project commemorates the 70th anniversary of the ms st. Brief of the canadian jewish congress, central region, to the committee on religious education in the public schools of ontario canadian jewish congress.
On january 1, 1960, the first issue of the canadian jewish news, a weekly englishlanguage newspaper, was published in toronto by meyer joshua and dorothy nurenberger. The canadian jewish congress, which has functioned as canadian jewrys primary advocacy group since 1919, is being merged into a larger superagency that is expected to put greater emphasis on. Thank you for the warm welcome and the invitation to participate in this assembly. Jan 23, 2001 jewish bioethics in the contemporary era emerges from the traditional practice of applying principles of jewish law halacha to ethical dilemmas. That newspaper which depends financially on the official jews is showing increasing skepticism about the ojs decision to double down on a losing hand of censorship. A brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment ziad s. A record of the jewish pioneers on canadas pacific coast, 18581860. Canadian jewish congressthe canadian jewish congress is a unique organization. Currently, he is the chairman and the ceo of l brands corporation. Although cjc no longer provided direct social and educational programs to toronto, the tjcs senior executive was, at the time, still obliged to continue to keep it notified about developments concerning previous congress responsibilities. Address by minister freeland to the world jewish congresss 15th plenary assembly. A brief description of the record collections at the.
The program of the 1998 plenary differed from that of previous plenaries in that a major portion of the. As you know, efforts at returning jewish property began soon. Jacobs, a lawyer and a member of parliament mp, and lyon cohen, an important community leader. Holocaustera judaica and jewish cultural property claims. Sep 03, 2009 such is the first chapter of jewish life in canada as told by gerald tulchinsky in canadas jews. The main organizations of the world jewish community active in the restitution of property looted from victims of the holocaust, namely the conference on jewish. May 01, 2011 1 the proposed intervener, the canadian jewish congress, applies for leave to intervene in the summary conviction appeal brought by david ahenakew. Hence it was not surprising that the canadian jewish congress cjc, which speaks for the commu. This chart helped us better understand the organization and informed the arrangement of our records. A history of the jews, a list of expulsions for 2000 years.
From 18711901, canada s jewish population rose from 1,333 to over 16,000 individuals. Jewish canadians are a part of the greater jewish diaspora and form the fourth largest jewish community in the world, exceeded only by those in israel, the united states, and france. The following are some facts about the organization which are not known by many people. Given this years centennial of the formation of the first canadian jewish congress cjc, we particularly welcome proposals on the theme of jewish communal organizations, past and present, including studies of the cjc and other canadian jewish institutions. T h e j e w i n ca n a d a, a complete record of canadian jewry from the days of the french regime to the present time. Despite the efforts of jewish agencies such as the canadian jewish congress, very few jewish refugees were admitted to canada during the holocaust, a result of the infamous none is too many immigration policy for jews. The canadian jewish congress was, for more than ninety years, the main advocacy group for the jewish community in canada. The canadian jewish congress, for example, has recently launched jewish mediation services of ontario, a confidential dispute resolution service in accordance. The cjc plenary has historically been, par excellence, canadian jewrys public square. The brief history of antisemitism in canada reference guide provides teachers with an opportunity to learn about historical antisemitism in order to understand its various manifestations in canada during the holocaust 19331945.
Most of the early jewish families settled in quebec, arriving mainly from western and central europe. From a letter to the ottawa citizen from levant, april 27, 2009. He has acquired his bachelors degree in business administration from the ohio state university. The canadian jewish congress, for example, has recently launched jewish mediation services of ontario, a confidential dispute resolution service in accordance with halakhah. Canadian jewish congress brief submitted to the vice premier and minister of education of quebec regarding the green paper on education and denominational education, 1978 ija 71022 ms 237 723 education in central america. Jewish mutual benefit and friendly societies in toronto, 1896. We welcome paper proposals on any topic relating to the canadian jewish experience. Newspapers of jewish montreal 3 canadian jewish times the first jewish paper was published in english. Oscar cohen said she almost broke up the inaugural meeting of the congress on refugees by her insistent opposition and very apparent antisemitism.
Address by minister freeland to the world jewish congress. And the situation did not change much with the end of the end page 143 war, when survivors clamored for. The original canadian jewish archives series consists of 6 monographs compiled by louis rosenberg. David ahenakew march 9, 2006 wikisource, the free online. Canadian jewish news to halt publication still unclear whether online edition will survive. Association for canadian jewish studies congress 2019. Oct 15, 2016 therefore, the canadian islamic congress serves the purpose of protecting the rights and the interests of the muslims in the region. Founding of the jewish congress commemorated canada. Brief history of antisemitism in canada montreal holocaust. Though it is a national organization, it has offices and affiliates in all of canadas regions. Canadian jewish archives publications alex dworkin canadian.
The canadian jewish congress leaders pleaded with the government, but to little avail. In 1971 it was purchased by members of the canadian jewish congress and since that time it has been reflective of the congress prozionist views. One hundred years ago, on march 16, 1919, 209 canadian jews gathered in the monument national theatre in montreal to take part in the founding of the canadian jewish congress. At present, the copresidents of the cjc are sylvain abitbol and rabbi dr.
The montreal community boasts a bnai brith youth organization, the canadian zionist federation, the canadian jewish congress, the foundation for yiddish culture, singles groups. Meeting between the canadian jewish congress and the. It has no parallel anywhere else in the jewish world. Canadian jewish studies etudes juives canadiennes the association for canadian jewish studies encourages research on the canadian jewish experience through the disciplines of political science, sociology, economics, geography, history, demography, education, religion, linguistics, literature, architecture, performing and fine arts, among others. The propmasters perpetrators of the holocaust against christian russia transform themselves into survivors of the holocaust the portraits above are of the same man but in two different incarnations. Jan 23, 2001 although jewish law is an integral consideration of religiously observant jews, secularized jewish patients often welcome the wisdom of their tradition when considering treatment options. Chronology of canadian jewish history, by louis rosenberg. A hundred years later, the canadian jewish congresss. Louis incident, when 937 jewish passengers fleeing germany on the eve of the second world war were refused refuge in canada. The alex dworkin canadian jewish archives formerly known as the canadian jewish congress charities committee national archives is a program of jewish federations of canadauia, and is supported by the jewish community foundation of montreal s alex dworkin foundation for jewish archives, through federation cja.
Nov 16, 2005 representatives from the canadian jewish congress and the canadian conference of catholic bishops cccb met 16 november to reaffirm the judeochristian dialogue and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the publication of nostra aetate, the declaration of the second vatican council on the church and nonchristian religions. Therefore, the canadian islamic congress serves the purpose of protecting the rights and the interests of the muslims in the region. Particular emphasis is placed on the quebec context including a brief history of the quebec jewish community while examining how antisemitism influenced canadian governmental policies, media, public discourse and action regarding the situation of jews in europe and in canada. Since 2005 he has served as president of the association for canadian jewish studies. General consultation and public hearings on bill 60. Primary sources united states holocaust memorial museum. Hugh faulkner, secretary of state, meets in ottawa with members of toronto and montreal soviet jewry group of 35. The canadian jewish congress has been replaced by the.
Canadian jewish historical society in montreal holds. Jewish bioethics exemplifies how an ethical system based on duties may differ from the secular rightsbased model prevalent in north american society. May 8, 201 9 provides a very brief overview of john. Between 1880 and 1920 canada received jews from eastern europe and russia fleeing famine, poverty, increasing persecution and violent pogroms. From its formation in 1919, to its demise in 2011, the canadian jewish congress cjc was a mirror of the canadian jewish community, reflecting its concerns, advocating for its rights and evolving into arguably the gold standard for a national body that spoke on behalf of. In this work tulchinsky, professor emeritus at queens university, has condensed his twovolume history of canadian jewry, written in the 1990s. The centre for holocaust education and scholarship teachers workshop 2017. Shevitzis an educational consultant with a particular interest in congregations, religious pluralism in jewish education, and patterns of leadership. After nearly a century, the canadian jewish congress has been wound down and merged with several other advocacy groups a move that has left the jewish community divided. Submission by the canadian labour congress on bill c25. Canadian jewish archives jewish federations of canada uia. The canadian jewish news, a corporation without share capital. Jewish refugees applied en masse for entry permits, but were en masse refused.
The crown, respondent, takes no position for or against the application. The cic, canadian jewish congress, quebecisrael committee, national jewish campus life, and the university outreach committee were all assimilated into the cija. In canada, jews tried in vain to sponsor their relatives abroad. Brief of the canadian jewish congress, central region, to the committee on religious education in the public schools of ontario. Epstein, acting on behalf of the executors and beneficiaries of the estate of max stern, seeks restitution of the art holdings that were either confiscated from mr. The canadian jewish congress saw her as an enemy of jewish immigration.
In addition, a network of jewish public libraries was established to serve the jewish communities, as quebec did not have its own public library system until recently. It is a pleasure and an honour for me to be here today. Reading archival documents from the canadian jewish congress, held in the alex dworkin canadian jewish archives, it was clear that it was extremely important to the canadian jewish community to contribute to the centennial year and give back to canadians. As of 2011, statistics canada listed 329,500 adherents to the jewish religion in canada and. Heres a report in the canadian jewish news about the canadian human rights tribunals decision to declare the censorship provision of the canadian human rights act unconstitutional. This list of canadian jews includes notable canadian jews or canadians of jewish descent, arranged by field of activity. Once again, switzerland was the fulcrum of the debate. Representatives from the canadian jewish congress and the canadian conference of catholic bishops cccb met 16 november to reaffirm the judeochristian dialogue and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the publication of nostra aetate, the declaration of the second vatican council on the church and nonchristian religions. Sample case brief follow this format except type double spaced. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Mar 01, 2001 jewish refugees applied en masse for entry permits, but were en masse refused.