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Holocaust Education Week: The Roots & Global Rise of Antisemitism

Offices

Toronto
Calgary
Vancouver
Montréal
Québec City

Date

November 3, 2022

Time of event

Afternoon

Please join us on Thursday, November 3rd for a program exploring the rise, and history of antisemitism in Canada and globally.

Featuring Avi Abraham Benlolo, one of Canada’s prominent leaders in Holocaust Education and combatting antisemitism, this program will look at historical and contemporary antisemitism, explore contemporary hate movements and their impact on the Jewish community, and will consider what lawyers and the legal profession more broadly can do to combat hate. This session will also feature a powerful testimonial from Holocaust survivor Gershon Willisher.

This event is part of our Inclusion Now programming.

For questions about this seminar, please contact [email protected]

This program qualifies for up to 1.5 hours of credit under the mandatory education regimes in British Columbia and Ontario and specifically counts towards Ethics/ EDI Professionalism requirements. McCarthy Tétrault LLP has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.

Barreau du Québec Continuing Education: We have submitted this program for recognition as a regular eligible educational activity. Three hours of Ethics/Professionalism must be completed directly through the Barreau du Québec.

 

Time: 

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (ET)
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (MT)
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (PT)