Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Why Avi Benlolo thinks Canada needs a new organization to fight antisemitism
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Why Avi Benlolo thinks Canada needs a new organization to fight antisemitism
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 Stockwell Day.
This week, Benlolo plans to bring his venture to the United Nations, where he’s launching his think tank on the international scene and handing out an award in human rights to Canada’s Ambassador to the UN, Bob Rae.
While Benlolo says that, in the fight against antisemitism, existing Canadian Jewish groups—including his former employer—have a role to play, he feels their approaches aren’t working. He believes it's time to try a new method to tackle the scary state of the world.
What we talked about:
Credits
The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Victoria Redden is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network; find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca.
View all episodes
By The CJN Podcast Network
5
55 ratings
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 Stockwell Day.
This week, Benlolo plans to bring his venture to the United Nations, where he’s launching his think tank on the international scene and handing out an award in human rights to Canada’s Ambassador to the UN, Bob Rae.
While Benlolo says that, in the fight against antisemitism, existing Canadian Jewish groups—including his former employer—have a role to play, he feels their approaches aren’t working. He believes it's time to try a new method to tackle the scary state of the world.
What we talked about:
Credits
The CJN Daily is written and hosted by Ellin Bessner (@ebessner on Twitter). Victoria Redden is the producer. Michael Fraiman is the executive producer. Our theme music is by Dov Beck-Levine. Our title sponsor is Metropia. We're a member of The CJN Podcast Network; find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca.
More shows like The CJN Daily
View all
The Tikvah Podcast
610 Listeners
Tablet Studios
1,482 Listeners
Israel Story
1,196 Listeners
What Matters Now
316 Listeners
Menschwarmers
8 Listeners
Identity/Crisis
190 Listeners
For Heaven's Sake
371 Listeners
Call Me Back - with Dan Senor
2,898 Listeners
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
991 Listeners
A Few of My Favourite Jews
1 Listeners
Bonjour Chai
5 Listeners
Yehupetzville with Ralph Benmergui
0 Listeners
Won't You Be My Rabbi?
0 Listeners
We Should All Be Zionists Podcast
231 Listeners
Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam
97 Listeners
Israel: State of a Nation with Eylon Levy
377 Listeners
Here I Am With Shai Davidai
308 Listeners
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt
303 Listeners
Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas
67 Listeners