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• Toronto rocked by anti-Semitic acts

  March 22, 2004 10:00am

  Toronto Jews rally after a rash of anti-Semitic incidents, including the desecration of a local synagogue and Jewish cemetery.

• Report: Anti-Semitic activity up in Canada

  March 16, 2004 10:00am

  A new report documents a sharp increase in anti-Semitic incidents in Canada, including a steep rise in anti-Jewish activities on college campuses.

• Canadian man tied to Hamas

  December 9, 2003 10:00am

  Canadian Jewish groups are calling for greater vigilance against terrorist groups after a Palestinian-born Canadian admits Hamas recruited him to carry out attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets in North America.

• Israel Asper dies at 71

  October 8, 2003 9:00am

  Winnipeg-based media mogul Israel Asper, who died at age 71, is being remembered within the Canadian Jewish community for his philanthropy and outspoken support of Israel.

• Israel ties’ land man in Lebanese jail

  August 4, 2003 9:00am

  An evangelical Christian from Canada faces charges in Lebanon of collaborating with Israel.

• Fur trader´s family reunion

  July 20, 2003 9:00am

  After discovering that they descend from an 18th century Jewish fur trader also known as Michigan´s first Jewish settler, descendants of Ezekiel Solomons held a family reunion to celebrate the American Jewish pioneer.

• Canadian Jewish officials compile census data

  July 10, 2003 9:00am

  Jewish officials hope that newly released census data will give them a more comprehensive picture of the Canadian Jewish community, helping them prepare better for the community’s future needs.

• Marriage ruling splits Canadians

  June 23, 2003 9:00am

  Reaction among Canadian rabbis to a recent Ontario appeals court ruling in favor of same-sex marriages has been sharply divided along denominational lines.

• A human rights museum for Canada?

  May 29, 2003 9:00am

  After years of wrangling, a leading Canadian Jewish philanthropist has unveiled an ambitious plan to build a major national human rights museum in Winnipeg containing a gallery dedicated to the Holocaust.

• Israeli ties hurt refugee in Canada

  May 20, 2003 9:00am

  Canada has denied refugee status to a Lebanese man on the grounds that he was an accomplice to alleged Israeli war crimes, including murder and torture, in southern Lebanon. Jewish groups have reacted angrily, and Israel rejects the claims that it or its