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Anti-Semitism and Canadian Jewry

Canadian Jews: He further contends that the term anti-Semitism "is now primarily invoked to uphold Jewish/white privilege."Then Engler really goes off the rails."Despite widespread discussion of 'anti-Semitism,' there is little discussion of Canadian Jewry actual place in Canadian society," he continues. "Among elite business, political and professional circles Jewish representation far surpasses their slim 1.3% of the Canadian population, according to Huffington Post Canada. Studies demonstrate that Canadian Jews are more likely than the general population to hold a bachelors degree, earn above $75,000, or be part of the billionaire class." Is the implication that anti-Semitism must not be a problem since Canadian Jews are rich If so, he might be interested to learn that poverty is on the rise in the Canadian Jewish community. Engler opens by attempting to explain away pro-Hamas demonstrations at l'Université du Québec à Montréal and anti-Semitism at Concordia University, as well as York University mural controversy and its student government divestment campaign. Engler also notes "while Canadian Jews faced discriminatory property, university and immigration restrictions into the 1950s, even the history of structural anti-Jewish prejudice should be put into proper context. Engler also disapproves of Jewish day schools and Jewish-majority neighbourhoods - "cloistering children by ethnicity/religion," he calls it. "Inward looking and affluent," he adds, "the Jewish community is quick to claim victimhood," before ending with an ominous warning: "Without an intervention of some sort, the Jewish community risks having future dictionaries defining 'anti-Semitism' as 'a movement for justice and for Engler, the facts belie his position. Blacks, Japanese and other People of Colour have been subjected to far worse structural racism and abuse."There more. "Prejudice against Arabs and Muslims appears rampant in the Jewish community," he claims, though he cites no statistical evidence to back it up, and the many contributions of the Jewish community toward Syrian refugees contradict his argument. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.