UPSTANDERS CANADA
RESOURCES - ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONAL JEWISH ADVOCACY & EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS
Abraham Global Peace Initiative
The Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI) combats Antisemitism and promotes Holocaust education, Israel, Canada, freedom and democracy.
Allied Voices for Israel
Allied Voices for Israel (AVI) unites students of all backgrounds against anti-Jewish hatred. AVI offers a multi-faceted approach to Israel advocacy and education by empowering a new and diverse cohort of Israel advocates at high school and university campuses across Canada.
https://www.alliedvoicesforisrael.org/
AMEINU Canada
A national, multi-generational community of progressive Jews in Canada.
B’nai Brith Canada
B’nai Brith Canada is the country’s oldest Human Rights organization. We are a principled grassroots voice, dedicated to eradicating racism, antisemitism and hatred in all its forms, championing the rights of the marginalized, while providing basic human needs for members of our community.
Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation
CAEF provides Canadians with programs to bridge understanding across ethno-racial and faith communities, to see the humanity in all, and to confront discrimination, including racism and antisemitism.
Canadian Institute for Jewish Research
The Canadian Institute for Jewish Research is an independent and internationally respected academic think-tank focused mainly on Israel-, Middle East-, and Jewish-community-related issues.
Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism
The Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism (CISA) produces scholarship and educational programs on the subject of antisemitism in its classic and contemporary forms.
Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee
The Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee is a Canadian national, independent, multi-partisan organization. Its mandate is to engage Jewish and pro-Israel Canadians in the democratic process and to foster active political participation.
Canadians for Israel's Legal Rights
Canadians for Israel’s Legal Rights was founded in 2009 to educate Jewish youth and the general public about Israel’s Legal Rights under International Law.
https://www.israelslegalrights.org/
Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is a Zionist and Jewish advocacy organization and an agency of the Jewish Federations of Canada.
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center For Holocaust Studies
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center is a non-profit human rights organization dedicated to Holocaust education and antisemitism programs.
Maspik!
Maspik! seeks to bring the best minds together to foster creative and innovative approaches to combating the scourge of antisemitism in Canada.
New Israel Fund of Canada
We support projects and programs in Israel that fight for social change. Protecting and advancing democracy, religious freedoms and equal rights in Israel.
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JEWISH FEDERATIONS IN CANADA
Find your city or region and explore – especially the “Community Directory,” where you will find many organizations in your area.
Victoria and Vancouver Island, BC
Greater Vancouver, BC
https://www.jewishvancouver.com/
Edmonton, AB
https://www.jewishedmonton.org/
Calgary, AB
https://www.jewishcalgary.org/
Winnipeg, MB
https://www.jewishwinnipeg.org/
Windsor, ON
https://www.jewishwindsor.org/
London, ON
Greater Toronto, ON
https://www.jewishtoronto.com/
Hamilton, ON
https://www.jewishhamilton.org/
Ottawa, ON
Montreal, QC
https://www.federationcja.org/
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JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRES
Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
Paperny Family JCC
Calgary, AB
Rady JCC
Winnipeg, MB
Windsor Jewish Federation & Community Centre
Windsor, ON
https://www.jewishwindsor.org/
Schwartz/Reisman Centre
Toronto, ON
Miles Nadal JCC
Toronto, ON
Hamilton JCC
Hamilton, ON
Soloway JCC
Ottawa,ON
Jewish London
London, ON
Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA
Montreal, QC
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Inclusion in Upstanders Canada’s resource list is not an endorsement.