Last week, CIJA Pacific Region VP @nicoslobinsky participated in consultations for the 2027 BC Budget. Since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks, security costs have ballooned to more than $200,000 per month across all institutions in Metro Vancouver, diverting resources from frontline services for children, seniors, families, and vulnerable persons. In his presentation, we emphasized 3 priorities: strengthening community security funding streams, providing tax relief for security, and supporting culturally appropriate services. You can listen to our full presentation: youtube.com/live/EL_rfYqR_lk…

Antisemitism should never go unnoticed. Our campaign billboards are appearing across Metro Vancouver to spark attention, conversation, and action. See one? Take a photo, share it, and tag @JewishFedBC 🔗ow.ly/CSRb50Z9zW0

Our anti-antisemitism billboard campaign is making headlines. As Vancouver welcomes @FIFAWorldCup matches, we’re using this moment to remind people: standing against antisemitism is a shared responsibility. Read more: ow.ly/9FgT50ZaJLj #FIFAWorldCup #JewBelong #Jewish

Our name may be new, but our responsibility is not. As Jewish Federation of British Columbia, we support Jewish communities across the province, strengthen Jewish life, and speak clearly when antisemitism threatens our community. 🔗ow.ly/zBhN50Z9ynt

Cybersecurity is community security. In a new article, our CEO Ezra Shanken reflects on why protecting #Jewish communal life means safeguarding not only our physical spaces, but also the digital systems that support our work. Read more: ow.ly/fKQ450ZagUg

How we build matters as much as what we build. Ezra Shanken reflects on the @thejccgv land transfer to the newly formed JWest Foundation, and what it means for the future of Jewish life in Vancouver. Read more: ow.ly/bWUi50Za5wv

Can a social media post #endantisemitism? No. But it can challenge #misinformation, help people recognize antisemitism, and start conversations that might not otherwise happen. A post alone cannot create change. The people behind it can. 🔗ow.ly/NgeJ50Z9y14

You don’t have to be #Jewish to recognize antisemitism, call it out, or stand against it. Public awareness matters. #Antisemitism grows when it is ignored, minimized, or treated as someone else’s problem. 🔗ow.ly/MsP150Z9wPS See a billboard? Share it and tag us.

JFBC is partnering with @JewBelong on a bold public awareness campaign across Metro Vancouver. Antisemitism does not pause when attention turns elsewhere, and neither will we. Because supporting Jews shouldn’t require a PR campaign. But here we are. 🔗 ow.ly/oK2e50Z8hc5

In this week’s Shabbat message, we reflect on our Community Engagement Summit in Whistler. We also highlight Or Shalom’s new space, our Lion of Judah evening, and addressing antisemitism in Canada. Read now: ow.ly/f11Y50Z8fQK

RT @CIJAinfo: In his recent national address, Prime Minister Carney acknowledged a reality that Jewish Canadians know all too well: antisem…

Joint Statement from CIJA and @FederationCJA This morning, a masked individual attempted to set fire to the Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom synagogue. Thanks to the Community Safety Network, Westmount Public Safety, and the @SPVM, the attacker was arrested and the worst was averted. This criminal attempt is part of a toxic antisemitic climate, fuelled by the importation of a distant conflict by extremist groups opposed to Quebec’s common values. Opportunism, complacency, radical and antizionist extremism, Islamism: these evils must FINALLY be combated rigorously. Enough is enough; the law must be enforced and order restored in Montreal! The Montreal Jewish community is tired of fearing for its safety and that of its children. We have already let the hanging of a Jewish effigy in our streets go unchallenged. We cannot wait for a “Bondi Beach” to happen in Montreal. We are in contact with the SPVM, which will be deploying additional patrols today and tomorrow. We urge everyone to remain vigilant throughout Shabbat and the weekend. If you see anything, speak up. Report any suspicious activity to the CJA Federation on 514-343-4343 or via federationcja.org. montrealgazette.com/news/loc… #polqc #polcan #polmtl #assnat

Today, on #HolocaustSurvivorDay, we honour the survivors who are at the heart of everything we do at the VHEC — including those no longer with us, whose memory continues to guide our work.

Today, on Holocaust Survivor Day, we honour the extraordinary strength, resilience, and legacy of Holocaust survivors. From unimaginable loss, they rebuilt lives, families, and communities — shaping generations with courage, wisdom, and hope. 🕯️

You’ve seen our community engagement grow. From Vancouver. To the Lower Mainland. To communities across British Columbia. Jewish life spans this province. And our name is changing to reflect that. An evolution is coming.

CIJA Responds to Prime Minister’s Address on Antisemitism: The Jewish community is angry, frustrated and deeply concerned for its future in Canada. For nearly three years, Jewish Canadians have watched antisemitism surge across our country while too many institutions, leaders, and authorities failed to respond with the urgency the situation demands. The hate and hostility targeting Canada’s Jewish community is an urgent national crisis. In a public address to the nation, the Prime Minister acknowledged that antisemitism is a threat to all Canadians. He recognized that the crisis of antisemitism in Canada today is specific, severe, and demands a targeted response. He laid out specific measures the government has introduced, sharing his concern that Canada’s civic compact is failing the Jewish community. The Prime Minister’s address marks an important moment in an urgently needed, national conversation. What matters most are the actions that will follow. Urgent focus is now needed to ensure consistent enforcement of the law, as well as serious measures to disrupt radicalization and terrorist activity in Canada. To address the campaign of harassment targeting the Jewish community, authorities must also end the weaponization of public institutions like the Canada Revenue Agency. And in confronting the sources of radicalization, it is essential to recognize antizionist extremism as a driver of hostility toward Canadian Jews since the Hamas-led October 7 terrorist attacks—a point that the Prime Minister did not explicitly make and that Canadians needed to hear. While the Prime Minister correctly stated that a whole of government approach is required to fight antisemitism, the formation and composition of the new Ministerial Advisory Council raise serious concerns. The challenge facing our country has been studied extensively. Immediate action, rather than further deliberation, is what’s needed now. This new body must not delay or obstruct the urgent measures needed to protect Canadians from the extremists threatening our national security, community safety, and the Canadian way of life. We urge our Prime Minister and leaders across Canada to act now, in light of these growing threats. Our community will continue to advocate for measures to protect Canadians, confront extremism, and restore confidence that Canada remains a country where Jewish life can thrive safely and openly.

Nearly 300 Jewish leaders from across BC came together in Whistler to strengthen connections, share ideas, and shape our collective future. Read @eshanken's latest in @TimesofIsrael: blogs.timesofisrael.com/what…

“When we invest in connection, when we build local capacity, and when we create space for people to see themselves in one another, Jewish life does not just endure, it grows stronger,” writes Ezra Shanken, CEO of @JewishVancouver ow.ly/wqpO50Z7iyv

“We’re spending an enormous amount of time out there really banging the drum, as we should, pushing up against hate and all the external forces that are pushing against us,” said Ezra Shanken, CEO of @JewishVancouver ow.ly/z5YE50Z6IWw

Join us for our free online program, "The Dual Role of Football During the Holocaust" and explore how the world's most popular sport was used for propaganda, persecution, and, at times, resilience during one of history's darkest chapters. Register today: buff.ly/hDhclMk