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The Canadian Institute for Jewish Research (CIJR) is a non-profit, independent Montreal academic think-tank and educational foundation, devoted to data and analysis of Israel, the Middle East, and Jewish issues for students, media, and university campuses, and to the Jewish and non-Jewish communities of Canada and the rest of the world. CIJR was created by Professor Frederick Krantz, the institute's Director, in 1988, to strengthen public understanding of Jewish Israel as a progressive, democratic society in its Middle Eastern context. CIJR manages a database of news and opinions, hosts seminars and colloquia with academics, and publishes materials.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕 == Creation and early years == Concerned by the sudden anti-Israel media of the first Palestinian Arab intifada, a small group of Montrealers began meeting at the home of Professors Frederick (intellectual history) and Lenore (art history) Krantz. The media's perspective of the conflict began reflecting a Palestinian inversion – Israel as Goliath, the Palestinians as David – paralyzing the organized Jewish community. The group began responding to the newspapers, radio, and TV stations, and eventually, received invitations to speak at community events to counter the anti-Israel wave.〔Frederick Krantz, "Celebrating CIJR—''Bis Zu (Un ) Zwanzig!''" ''ISRAFAX'', August 27, 2008, 2.〕 Following the proposed, secret Arab-Jewish "dialogue" conference in Montebello, Quebec, the ''Canadian Jewish News'' published a letter by Baruch Cohen, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, on August 4, 1988 in support of Prof. Krantz's position against appeasement. Krantz, noticing the letter, contacted Cohen to join his group. Today, Baruch Cohen is CIJR's Research Chair.〔Mike Cohen, ("Canadian Institute for Jewish Research to mark 20th anniversary," ), ''The Jewish Tribune'', August 20, 2008. 〕 Without endowments from Montreal's or Canada's organized Jewish communities and functioning year-to-year on fundraisers, CIJR operates a small office that produces online and print publications, manages a database, offers academic programming for college students, and sustains annual speakers' programs.〔Janice Arnold, ("Institute celebrates 20 years of defending Israel," ), ''Canadian Jewish News'', August 21, 2008. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canadian Institute for Jewish Research」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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