Antisemitism in Canada Today What Should Our Priorities Be?

• How much antisemitism is there in Canada today? What are its most common expressions? How does this compare to the past?
• Should we be concerned about some expressions or certain contexts more than others?
• How connected is antisemitism to other types of hate and racism?
• How connected are outbreaks of violence in Israel-Palestine to instances of hate in Canada?
• How connected is antisemitism to criticism of Israel?
• How do competing definitions of antisemitism influence our understanding of antisemitism?
• Where should we focus our efforts to fight antisemitism?

Join us for a Panel Discussion with:

Bernie Farber – former CEO of Canadian Jewish Congress and current Chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. He is one of Canada’s foremost experts on hate crime and right wing extremism

Sheryl Nestel – former lecturer in the department of Sociology and Equity Studies at OISE/UT, and former member of the National Steering Committee of Independent Jewish Voices Canada. Her most recent publication is “The Use and Misuse of Antisemitism Statistics in Canada”.

Noah Shack – Vice President GTA, The Centre for Israel & Jewish Affairs. Prior to joining CIJA, He previously worked at the Canada-Israel Committee and the Washington-based Middle East Institute and as Director of Canadian Academics for Peace in the Middle East.

Morton Weinfeld - Professor of Sociology at McGill University, where he holds the Chair in Canadian Ethnic Studies, and for many years has taught “Sociology of Jews in North America.” His most recent publication is “Like Everyone Else But Different: the paradoxical success of Canadian Jews.”