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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Key takeaways from the National Summit on Antisemitism
Description: The government's much-touted day-long National Summit on Antisemitism took place virtually on July 21, 2021. Among the attendees were members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, Jewish Liberal MPs, municipal leaders and representatives from the country's main Jewish organizations. They spoke at length about concrete strategies to combat antisemitism and heard firsthand accounts of how antisemitism seeps into Canadian society.
Irwin Cotler, who helped put the event together, gave the keynote address, and joins today to discuss the government's promises. Plus, we speak with community leaders Shimon Koffler Fogel and Michael Mostyn to learn where the summit succeded—and...