UN Watch Director Hillel Neuer addressed the McMaster community on Thursday, Nov 26 at McMaster University in Hamilton. Neuer spoke about the human rights at the United Nations, in a talk entitled “From Eleanor Roosevelt to Qaddafi: The Rise and Fall of Human Rights at the United Nations”.
McMaster Israel On Campus hosted the event in [...]
In light of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, a student run environmental group called Climate Action Montreal organized a fascinating panel discussion on Thursday called “Canada & Climate Change: Epic Fail.” The event was put on to enlighten fellow students on the pressing environmental issues. It outlined the basics of the [...]
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Last Tuesday, Jewish students and professors at Ryerson got together for a night of billiards. The professors were from various faculties including Business, Early Childhood Education and Politics. Everyone had a lot of fun, it was a great way to bond with the professors.
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«Si une journée dans l’année, des milliers de gens se réunissent encore pour pleurer leurs morts, leurs ancêtres, alors cela restera la preuve irréfutable que le génocide juif a bien eu lieu», déclare Asher Cohen, pensif.
Le jeune étudiant en finances est [...]
On Monday afternoon, York University played host to an international music milestone as Israeli performer Idan Raichel joined forces with Ethiopian and Somali musicians Nakruma and Kabra Kasai, all in the name of peace on the Global Stage. Raichel answered fans’ questions, performed a laid-back, piano-fused set with several guests from his touring bands, and even [...]
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Hillel at UWO held many incredible programs from November 3rd- November 10th for Holocaust Education Week. Events included video presentations, prominent and interesting speakers, Survivor stories, a session called ” 11 hours for 11 million” in which students read the names those who died in the holocaust for 11 consecutive hours, and a closing ceremony [...]
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This past week was Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week (HGAW) at Ryerson. The week featured a whole range of events from an art exhibit to a film screening to a survivor’s testimony to a very moving Reading of the Names ceremony.
Read More...This past Friday evening, Queen’s Hillel was privileged to have M.P.
Gordon Brown for a Shabbat dinner. Over 100 students congregated at
the Hillel House to hear Gordon Brown thoughts and feelings from his
recent CJPAC mission to Israel. Mr. Brown shared his perspective as a
non-Jewish Canadian about the State of Israel and the challenges it
currently faces. After [...]
On Nov 9th, The JSA co sponsored “Got Swabbed” in conjunction with AEPI, Multicultural Youth Canada and Youth Donors of Canada, a group on campus who focus on volunteering for the Canadian Blood Services. The purpose of which was OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network. A family from Toronto who are desperately trying to find [...]
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