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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Why Avi Benlolo thinks Canada needs a new organization to fight antisemitism
Description: The Abraham Global Peace Initiative is a new human rights think tank founded by Avi Benlolo.
And If Benlolo’s name sounds familiar, it may be because he’s a prolific writer and commentator about Israel and Jewish issues, including antisemitism and the Holocaust. Benlolo spent two decades as head of the Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies, until his sudden departure in the summer of 2020.
His latest venture is the AGPI, and his supporters include prominent Canadian leaders, including Ed Sonshine, Paul Godfrey, Jerry Grafstein, Holocaust suvivor Max Eisen and politicians Bill Blair and...