Virulent Antisemitism Brought Up Short

"[The superintendent recently reprimanded Alizadeh-Gharib and ordered him to] register for and successfully complete the custom educational course, including four immersive workshops and all assignments, as provided by the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies."

"[If Alizadeh-Gharib] fails to comply with any of the terms of this order, the superintendent may suspend or cancel [his real estate licence without further notice]." 

B.C. Financial Services Authority

The B.C. Financial Services Authority has sanctioned a Vancouver real estate agent and ordered him to complete mandatory education after he sent a hateful message to a Jewish Toronto restaurant. Real Estate Magazine

 

The British Columbia financial services regulator penalized a real estate agent in British Columbia who sent a message to a Jewish-owned restaurant in Toronto that read: "F--K UR JEW ASS RESTAURANT, LAND STEALING C--ts, TURN YOUR OVENS ON N GO HOME! WISH (GERMANY) FINISHED ALL OF YOU PARASITES", accompanied by a picture of Hitler. The "antisemitic, violent and hateful" message was sent by Nima Alizadeh-Gharib while licensed with a numbered B.C. company in a business arrangement with Coldwell Banker Prestige Reality.

 

To the disciplinary measure imposed upon him, AlizadethGharib signed a consent order used by the regulator to resolve disciplinary matters. Alizadeh-Gharib, according to the order, was made responsible for paying for the course's $3,000 cost. Enforcement expenses must also be paid by him to the B.C. Financial Services Authority within two months in the amount of $2,350, according to the signed consent order. 

 

Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre

 

The regulator was made aware of the real estate agent's messaging of a seemingly random Jewish business when Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre lodged a formal complaint last year with the regulator.

"Promoting hatred and advocating genocide are criminal matters. Alizadeh's hateful conduct is also beyond the pale for any professional, let alone a licensed real estate agent, who is entrusted by the B.C. Financial Services Authority to uphold ethical standards and serve the public with respect, fairness, and integrity."

"[The message represented] a vile attack on the Jewish community but also a direct violation of the ethical obligations required of real estate professionals in British Columbia."

"This is a totally random Jewish family. They have no public politics to speak of. Unfortunately, there are people out there that think that they can direct any amount of hate at random Jewish citizens with complete impunity."

Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, senior director of policy and advocacy, Wiesenthal Centre  

A licensed real estate agent in the province since 2011, Alizadeh-Gharib sent his message from his personal Instagram account in December of 2024. The investigators were informed by Alizadeh-Gharib that he "had consumed a significant amount of alcohol and was intoxicated" when the message was sent. He "had viewed a social media post alleging that the restaurant w as financially supporting the Israeli Defense Forces with their operations in Gaza", the order clarified. Alizadeh waived his right to an appeal.

 

At the time that the Wiesenthal Centre had reported the incident, the organization also filed a report with respect to Alizadeh-Gharib' actions with the RCMP. The RCMP advised Alizadeh-Gharib "that any further contact with the restaurant owners would result in criminal charges".  

"On January 6, 2025, N. Alizadeh-Gharib delivered a written apology to the restaurant. In his apology letter, he stated ... 'I take full responsibility for my behaviour and the harm it caused to everyone affected. I am committed to taking immediate and meaningful steps to educate myself, grow and ensure nothing like this ever happens again."

"[Alizadeh-Gharib] has made a donation of $1,000 to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre as a gesture of goodwill, intended to represent a meaningful act of reparation that contributes to an organization devoted to promoting the values that were undermined by his singular action."

Consent Order,  B.C. Financial Services Authority 

Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre