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Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth, British Columbia’s representative for children and youth, presented the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture and the Janusz Korczak Medal for Children’s Rights Advocacy on Jan. 27. (photo from the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth) The University…
Galit Baram, consul general of Israel in Toronto and Western Canada, says the allegations of recruiting are unfounded. (Consul office photograph) Last October, a coalition of foreign policy and Palestinian solidarity organizations delivered a formal complaint to David Lametti, justice…
A poster in Marseille, France, in July 2020, calling for Nasrin Sotoudeh’s release from prison. The National Council of Jewish Women of Canada spotlighted the remarkable story of Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh during a showing of…
Renowned lawyer and human right activist David Matas is being honoured by B’nai Brith Canada, as the organization launches the Matas Law Society. Matas, who is based in Winnipeg, has long served as B’nai Brith Canada’s senior legal counsel, working…
(pixy.org/58340) ביידן שוחח לראשונה עם טרודו מנהיגי מדינות עמם שוחח הנשיא ביידן עד כה, שבוע אחרי ההשבעה, לפי סדר השיחות: טרודו קנדה, לופז אוברדור מקסיקו, ג׳ונסון בריטניה, מקרון צרפת, מרקל גרמניה, סטולטנברג נאטו, פוטין רוסיה ויושיהידה סוגה יפן. גידול במספר…
Ben-Gurion University’s Prof. Amir Sagi, left, and Dr. Amit Savaia have found a way to use shrimp to fight a deadly parasitic disease in Nigeria. (photo from BGU) This year, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev plans to launch a new school…
Journalists in Canada do not face the sorts of threats – sometimes life-endangering ones – that colleagues in many other countries do. But other factors impinge on the right of Canadians to diverse and thorough reporting of contentious issues, says…
University of Victoria’s Prof. Dan Russek spoke about Jewish writers in Argentina and Mexico, as well as Jorge Luis Borges’ Jewish-related writings. (photo from Dan Russek) Dan Russek spoke on 20th-century Latin American writers, both Jewish and those who have…
Starting in February, a few B.C. Chabads are offering Journey of the Soul: A Fresh Look at Life, Death and the Rest – In Peace, a six-session online Zoom course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) that answers the…
As the winter blues threaten to sink in, and COVID continues to be a part of life, Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (CABGU) has been looking for ways to keep people engaged through a series of virtual…
