Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) (French: Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes) is an agency of the Jewish Federations of Canada.

Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
AbbreviationCIJA
Formation2004, 2011
Legal statusActive
PurposeAdvocacy
Location
Official language
English, French
CEO
Shimon Fogel
Websitecija.ca
Formerly called
Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy

History

In 2011, CIJA assumed its current name following an 18-month restructuring process in which the functions of the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Canada-Israel Committee, the Quebec-Israel Committee, and the National Jewish Campus Life and University Outreach Committee were consolidated.[1] The group's Chief Executive Officer was Hershell Ezrin, who served in that position until his retirement at the end of 2010.[2] Shimon Fogel, former CEO of the Canada-Israel Committee, now serves as CEO.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Canada's restructured Jewish advocacy agency gets name". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. August 23, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  2. Sheldon Gordon (February 27, 2004). "Head of New Canadian Council To Organize Grassroots Efforts". The Forward. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  3. "CIJA Responds to the Final Report of the Canadian Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism" Archived August 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, CIJA, July 7, 2011
  4. "CIC exec named to lead restructured agency", Canadian Jewish News, December 23, 2010
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