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Our 360 this week includes an opportunity from CIJA to take concrete action and fight antisemitism. Plus, the Quebec National Assembly's unprecedented unanimous condemnation of the antisemitic incidents targeting our community; Jewish organizations react favourably to US President Joe Biden denouncing a series of attacks on American Jews in recent weeks; reflections from Todd Sone, a Canadian-Israeli who moved to Israel six years ago; fake online accounts and extreme content that fueled recent fear and hatred in Israel and abroad exposed; a look at Operation Solomon thirty years after the rescue of the Jews of Ethiopia; and remembering the Farhud pogrom on its 80th anniversary. Shabbat Shalom!
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Shabbat Candlelight
May 28 | 8:14 PM
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Source: Federation CJA
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Editorial: Political expression is OK, hate and threats are not
Some local incidents have left many in the Montreal Jewish community understandably rattled, even if risk of physical attacks is deemed low.
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Source: Montreal Gazette
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After a plea to combat antisemitism, the White House convened a meeting with Jewish leaders
Jewish organizations welcomed US President Joe Biden's tweet Monday morning denouncing a series of attacks on American Jews in recent weeks as "despicable," and met with White House officials Monday afternoon to convey their concerns and give guidance.
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Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Reflections from my safe room
As a Canadian who moved to Israel six years ago, Todd Sone has had a second-row seat to the recent round of fighting between Hamas and Israel.
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Source: Times of Israel
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With Israel and Hamas at war, algorithms and fake accounts fueled #hatred online
Researchers expose fake accounts and extreme content that fanned the flames of outrage, fear and hatred in Israel and abroad.
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Source: Times of Israel
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Operation Solomon: Thirty years since the rescue of the Jews of Ethiopia
In 1989, after 16 years of separation, diplomatic ties between Israel and Ethiopia were renewed and the Ethiopian government allowed several hundred Jews to immigrate to Israel each month.
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Source: Jerusalem Post
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Remembering the Farhud pogrom and its lessons for today
One of the most important elements to this is how best to understand and then combat hate, incitement, and violence between communities.
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Source: Jerusalem Post
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Source: Shalom Hartman Institute
Hartman Summer: A Torah of Possibility
This summer, explore what a Jewish future could look like.
As we navigate the uncertain days ahead, this summer the Shalom Hartman Institute invites you over two weeks from Monday, July 5 – Thursday, July 15 to their virtual symposium featuring public lectures, deep conversations, study seminars, and intimate learning opportunities exploring what could be.
Sessions will feature dozens of top Hartman scholars, faculty, and guest experts such as Donniel Hartman, Yehuda Kurtzer, Orit Avnery, Lauren Berkun, Mijal Bitton, Micah Goodman, Yossi Klein Halevi, Rachel Korazim, Channa Pinchasi,and Elana Stein Hain.
Register now and be a part of this major Hartman summer learning opportunity from July 5-15, 2021, available online for all and free of charge.
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Disclaimer
Federation CJA 360 is a news aggregate, offering readers a variety of articles and opinion pieces on topics of concern to the Jewish community and presented in a concise, convenient platform. The opinions expressed by contributors shared in Federation CJA 360 do not necessarily reflect the policies or the positions of Federation CJA, its staff or its Board of Directors.
About Federation CJA
For over one hundred years, Federation CJA has been at the heart of the organized Jewish community in Montreal. In partnership with a vast network of agencies and organizations locally, nationally and internationally, Federation CJA builds and sustains this community by providing leadership and by supporting the delivery of services and programs to care for the vulnerable and those in need, to ensure a bright Jewish future, to represent communal interests and to positively affect issues in the wider society.
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