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Antisemitism in Canada: what the numbers actually show
B’nai Brith Canada documented roughly 6,800 antisemitic incidents in 2025, the highest total in the audit’s history. Separately, police-reported hate crimes against Jewish Canadians reached 788. We look at what sits behind those figures, and at the quieter operational cost carried by small community organizations.
Read the full piece →Financial vulnerability is more common than the community assumes
A February 2026 study found that 23% of Jewish adults are financially vulnerable and a further 12% barely make ends meet. More striking than the headline figure is who those households are, and the “belonging gap” the researchers documented alongside it.
Read the full piece →The double edge: mental health in close-knit communities
A McGill study published in the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal found that the tight social fabric of Haredi communities both supports and obstructs recovery from mental illness. Understanding why explains a great deal about how wellness education actually needs to be delivered.
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