Volksschädling ( German : human pests ) is a derogatory term that gained use during the Nazi era, characterising people as "harmful organisms" due to their non-conformist behavior, with the intention of dehumanizing and degrading them as vermin . The term originated earlier, having been mentioned in literature since 1896 and was used in various contexts at the beginning of the 20th century.
14-593: The Atlantic Jewish Council , founded in 1975, is the Atlantic Canadian local partner of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs , and was previously the Atlantic Canadian office of the Canadian Jewish Congress. According to its mission statement, it is primarily tasked with "Israel advocacy, community relations, fighting anti-Semitism , and promoting interfaith dialogue and multiculturalism ." Howard Conter
28-558: A Pest harmful to the Common Good of the Country. In this case, the offender was punished "by exceeding the regular penalty of imprisonment for up to 15 years, life imprisonment or death, if this was required by the justified popular sentiment because of the particular reprehensibility of the offence". In the ordinance of 1939, the following type of crimes were enumerated: Roland Freisler , then Prussian State Secretary for Justice, wrote in
42-402: A group of field police officers wearing an armband with the inscription "Volksschädlingsbekämpfer”. The handling of charges relating to this Regulation was mainly assigned to the special courts . During the war, the jurisdiction of the special courts was extended to include "normal" offences. This made it possible to convict " enemies of the state " (political variant) or "Pests harmful to
56-522: Is aimed at advancing the health promotion and prevention of injuries and illnesses at Summer Camps in Canada. Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs ( CIJA ; French : Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes ) is a Zionist and Jewish advocacy organization and an agency of the Jewish Federations of Canada . It was founded in 2004 as
70-660: Is located on the South Shore of Nova Scotia in Lunenburg County . Campers range from 8 to 16 years of age. Many of the campers are from Toronto but there remains a large portion of campers from Halifax. Many of the campers also from Israel. There are 5 sections are the camp. The youngest sections, Giborim and Goshrim occupy the main side of the bridge. Giborim, the youngest section, means 'mighty', or 'heroes' in Hebrew . Goshrim, for children aged 10–11, means 'bridge builders.' Kochot,
84-657: Is the president of its board of directors, and its executive director is Jon Goldberg. As a result of the Canadian Jewish Congress ' reorganization in 2007, the AJC became an individual member rather than an affiliate organization of the CJC; this was further reformed after the establishment of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs , which subsumed the CJC in 2011. The AJC also owns and operates Camp Kadimah . Camp Kadimah , founded in 1943 and affiliated with Canadian Young Judaea ,
98-776: The Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy ( CCIJA ) and headquartered in the district of North York within Toronto, Ontario. 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. The group's Chief Executive Officer
112-544: The Quebec City mosque shooting , together with B'nai B'rith Canada. This article about an organization in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a subject related to a Jewish organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Volkssch%C3%A4dling In the early days of the Nazi Party the term was used to describe "traffickers and usurers" and from 1930
126-847: The Canadian affiliate of the World Jewish Congress, representative to the Claims Conference and to the World Jewish Restitution Organization, CIJA is also connected to the organized Jewish community. In September 2024, CIJA formally requested of the Canadian government to adopt four new policies to help ensure the safety of Canadian Jews. In October 2024, CIJA reported that 82% of Canadian Jews feel less safe after October 7. CIJA has faced criticism due to comments made by staff through news outlets and via its social media accounts. In 2023, Canadians for Justice and Peace in
140-478: The Middle East criticized "provocative statements" made by CIJA Israel office Director David M. Weinberg. His statements make use of dehumanizing terms to refer to Arabs, Muslims, Palestinians, and human rights activists, calling them “weeds”, “snakes”, “barbarians”, and “terrorists”. CIJA also faced criticism when it lobbied against islamophobia Motion M103 in a Canadian parliamentary committee, just weeks after
154-468: The legal journal Deutsche Justiz , 1939, p. 1450: "The ordinance puts four offences at the top, they are more than offences, they are plastic images of criminals: The content of the term Volksschädling, which was not conclusively defined in the ordinance, expanded increasingly during the course of National Socialist legal practice and, shortly before the end of the war , was used primarily to refer to deserters . In March 1945 Victor Klemperer reports of
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#1733106303808168-583: The next section, means 'power.' Machar, the eldest section means 'tomorrow.' There is also a Counsellors in Training program that fosters the development of teenagers into adults. The CITs live on the Machar side of the bridge. The camp is Kosher and nut-free. In 2009, ten teenagers from Sderot, Israel attended Camp Kadimah. Camp Kadimah is a founding member of the Summer Camp Health Initiative, which
182-556: The term was also used for alleged traitors to the Nation . From 1939, the designation became a legal term through its use in the Ordinance against ‘Pests harmful to the Common Good of the Country’ of 5 September 1939. According to § 4 of this ordinance, a person who "intentionally commits a criminal offence by exploiting the extraordinary circumstances caused by the state of war" was regarded as
196-530: Was Hershell Ezrin , who served in that position until his retirement at the end of 2010. Shimon Fogel , former CEO of the Canada-Israel Committee, now serves as CEO. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is the advocacy agent of Jewish Federations of Canada-UIA, representing Jewish Federations across Canada. CIJA represents the diverse perspectives and concerns of more than 150,000 Jewish Canadians affiliated with their local Jewish Federation. As
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