Bernie Farber
Bernie M. Farber (born 1951) is a Canadian writer, commentator, and the former chief executive officer of the Canadian Jewish Congress and a social activist. He has testified before the Canadian courts as an expert witness on hate crime.
Bernie M. Farber | |
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Farber at a Roma Community Centre rally in Toronto in 2013 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Organization | Canadian Jewish Congress |
He was appointed CEO of the Mosaic Institute, a Canadian NGO that promotes pluralism, peace and conflict resolution internationally, in August 2015 and retired on October 1, 2017, though he remained on the NGO's advisory board. Farber was previously CEO of the Paloma Foundation, an NGO which works with homeless youth shelters until his appointment with the Mosaic Institute. He also writes on human and civil rights issues for the Huffington Post and NOW Magazine, as well as various newspapers across Canada, and is frequently interviewed on these topics by the media. He was a weekly columnist for the Canadian Jewish News from 2013 until the paper's demise in 2020.
He also served as the chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network from 2018 until 2023 and now serves as founding chair emeritus.