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Canadian who killed 6 at Quebec mosque gets life, no parole for 40 years
Judge says Alexandre Bissonnette was driven by visceral anti-Muslim hatred when he carried out massacre in 2017 The post Canadian who killed 6 at Quebec mosque gets life, no parole for 40 years...
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Canadian man behind mosque massacre said to appeal sentence
Lawyers for Alexandre Bissonnette call life sentence he received for murder of six Muslim worshipers 'an illegal punishment' The post Canadian man behind mosque massacre said to appeal sentence...
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Jews worried as Quebec moves to ban religious symbols on public workers
So-called secularism bill will keep police officers, teachers and others from wearing kippahs and crosses, but critics say real target is Muslim hijabs The post Jews worried as Quebec moves to ban...
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Quebec bans new public servants from wearing kippot, other religious symbols
Measure, which also includes Muslim veils, applies to police officers, judges, lawyers, prison guards and teachers; opponents say it impacts religious freedoms The post Quebec bans new public servants...
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Ex-Hasidic couple sues Quebec for failing to ensure they were properly educated
Yohanan and Shifra Lowen say when they left high school they could barely add or subtract, could not read and write in English or French, and were unprepared to find work The post Ex-Hasidic couple...
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Deed on Montreal-area home contains century-old clause preventing sale to Jews
Though such stipulations, common throughout first half of 20th century, are no longer enforceable, there is still a court process to remove them from documents The post Deed on Montreal-area home...
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In WWII, an anti-Semitic Canada kept Jewish ‘enemy aliens’ in barbed wire camps
Online exhibit details how thousands of German and Austrian Jews were arrested in Britain and shipped overseas, where they were kept together with Nazi POWs in harrowing conditions The post In WWII, an...
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2 dead, 5 injured in sword attack by man in ‘medieval clothes’ in Quebec City
Police say man in his mid-20s arrested on suspicion of carrying out Halloween rampage; no motive revealed The post 2 dead, 5 injured in sword attack by man in ‘medieval clothes’ in Quebec City appeared...
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Police rule out terror motive in Quebec sword attack that killed 2
Montreal man was dressed in medieval clothing at the time of his arrest; officers say motive was personal The post Police rule out terror motive in Quebec sword attack that killed 2 appeared first on...
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Quebec eases virus rules for Christmas gatherings, but not Hanukkah
Canadian Jewish groups cry foul, say pandemic policy must also apply to Jewish communities during their upcoming holiday The post Quebec eases virus rules for Christmas gatherings, but not Hanukkah...
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Jewish nursing home in Montreal will be Quebec’s 1st to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Dozens have died of virus in Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre; staff and residents could begin receiving shots as early as Friday night The post Jewish nursing home in Montreal will be...
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Quebec court upholds law banning yarmulkes, other religious symbols in workplace
Jewish advocacy group says provisions of ruling 'severely restrict religious freedom' and limit career options for religious Jews The post Quebec court upholds law banning yarmulkes, other religious...
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Yellow stars on display at Montreal protest against vaccine passport
Some evoke Holocaust imagery as thousands of Quebecers turn out to demonstrate against measure, set to come into effect next month The post Yellow stars on display at Montreal protest against vaccine...
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Quebec shuts synagogues, other houses of worship as Omicron surges
Canadian province is currently only region of North America where Jewish community has no in-person services for foreseeable future The post Quebec shuts synagogues, other houses of worship as Omicron...
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US students touring Israel: Campus antisemitism is palpable, violent — and...
Jews from top-tier American universities describe their experiences with hatred unleashed by the war with Hamas and its galvanizing effect on their communities The post US students touring Israel:...
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