CALGARY — “It’s worse now than I’ve ever seen it,” Ron Ghitter, a Jewish businessman and life-long human rights champion, says about antisemitism in Canada.

It’s been 80 years since the Holocaust. We teach school kids about Jewish history and fund Holocaust museums. We pass laws to punish hate crimes and launch human rights commissions to deter bigotry. And yet, this 88-year-old fellow Calgarian reports, disturbing anti-Jewish sentiments have revealed themselves following Hamas’s terror attacks on Israel.

Calgary entrepreneur Ron Ghitter says October 7 has brought out the worst, but remains an optimist: 'You're not born a bigot'{ai:summary}<p>In Calgary, Ron Ghitter laments an alarming rise in antisemitism, reminiscent of darker days despite decades of education and hate crime legislation. The shadows of the Holocaust linger, even as society professes progress.</p><p>Eight decades on, fear brews anew as history seems all too ready to repeat itself. #society</p>

Alberta businessman and former politician is 88. And still fighting antisemitism

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