Adam Aptowitzer
Encyclopedia
Adam Aptowitzer is a tax and charity lawyer in Ottawa, Canada. He studied at the University of Ottawa Law School and subsequently opened his own law firm in Toronto, Canada in 2002. After three years, he merged his firm with the renowned Drache LLP charity tax law firm in Ottawa, Canada, where he currently practices law.
In 2009, his study on the potential success for a Independent Charities Commission was published by the CD Howe Institute. Following this publication, Aptowitzer was invited to speak to several non-profit organizations across Canada.
Aptowitzer is the former Ontario
chairman of B'nai Brith Canada
’s Institute for International Affairs.
He was criticized by supporters of Mohammed Elmasry after he made statements on the October 19, 2004 broadcast of the Michael Coren Show defending the bulldozing of Palestinian terrorist's homes as a means of deterring further suicide bombings. Aptowitzer argued that such actions were permissible when used to prevent deaths.
The criticism of Aptowitzer came in the wake of demands by B'nai Brith that the president of the Canadian Islamic Congress
, Mohamed Elmasry
, resign for comments he made on the same program that all Jewish adults were legitimate targets of Palestinian terrorism because they could all potentially become members of the Israeli military.
In 2009, his study on the potential success for a Independent Charities Commission was published by the CD Howe Institute. Following this publication, Aptowitzer was invited to speak to several non-profit organizations across Canada.
Aptowitzer is the former Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
chairman of B'nai Brith Canada
B'nai Brith Canada
B'nai Brith Canada is the Canadian section of B'nai Brith . It was founded in 1875 and is the country's oldest Jewish service organization.-Members:...
’s Institute for International Affairs.
He was criticized by supporters of Mohammed Elmasry after he made statements on the October 19, 2004 broadcast of the Michael Coren Show defending the bulldozing of Palestinian terrorist's homes as a means of deterring further suicide bombings. Aptowitzer argued that such actions were permissible when used to prevent deaths.
The criticism of Aptowitzer came in the wake of demands by B'nai Brith that the president of the Canadian Islamic Congress
Canadian Islamic Congress
The Canadian Islamic Congress refers to itself as Canada's largest national non-profit and wholly independent Islamic organization without affiliation to any foreign group, body, or government and says it represents -- Sunni and Shi'a Muslims, men and women, youth and seniors...
, Mohamed Elmasry
Mohamed Elmasry
Mohamed Elmasry is a Canadian engineering professor, imam, and has been a leader in the Canadian Muslim community. He was born in Cairo, Egypt and received his Bachelor of Science in 1965 from Cairo University. He continued his studies in Canada earning a Masters and Doctorate degrees in...
, resign for comments he made on the same program that all Jewish adults were legitimate targets of Palestinian terrorism because they could all potentially become members of the Israeli military.