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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are looking for a suspect accused of attempting to break into a Jewish community centre in Toronto multiple times on the weekend. On Sunday at around 4:45 a.m., officers responded to a call for a break and enter in the area …
Read More »4 Jewish people assaulted after walking home from Vaughan synagogue: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police say four people who identify as Jewish were walking home from a synagogue when they were allegedly assaulted by a man who was later arrested by officers. Police said last Saturday at around 1:45 p.m., the victims reported they …
Read More »Jewish group wants investigation into online posts following Ottawa terror arrest
A Canadian Jewish organization wants police to investigate Facebook posts allegedly made by the father of a teenage terror suspect arrested in Ottawa. On Facebook, a user whose name and photo match the father of the youth arrested by RCMP on Friday night posted several comments about Jews and Israelis. …
Read More »RCMP arrest Ottawa youth in alleged terror plot targeting Jewish community
The RCMP has charged an Ottawa youth with terrorism for allegedly plotting an attack against the Jewish community, Global News has learned. The youth, who cannot be named because he is a minor, appeared in an Ottawa courthouse on Saturday morning to face two charges. He was taken into custody …
Read More »Jewish Heritage Month shines spotlight on Winnipeg’s music scene influence – Winnipeg
Jewish people have had a major influence on the Winnipeg music scene, from big bands to rock and roll, and historians gathered at Temple Shalom to take a look back for Jewish Heritage Month. Stan Carbone of the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada says these figures shaped a century …
Read More »Toronto hate crimes down year-over-year in 2022, but up significantly since pre-pandemic – Toronto
Toronto police have released their hate crime statistics report which shows a slight year-over-year decrease in 2022, but still a significant jump from pre-pandemic times. In their findings, police said 2022 saw a decrease in reported hate crimes of six per cent compared to 2021 — 242 incidents compared to …
Read More »Fighting the rise in antisemitism through Holocaust education
On a grey January morning, parked outside a high school in York Region, there is a large bright blue bus with the words “Tour for Humanity.” The mood inside is just as sombre as the weather outside. A group of Grade 7 students is listening quietly as an educator asks, …
Read More »Jewish groups in Montreal demand better education after trial of alleged neo-Nazi
Following the trial of an alleged Montreal neo-Nazi where the judge and defence lawyer argued over the definition of Nazism, Jewish groups are demanding better education about the Holocaust and genocide. Gabriel Sohier Chaput’s defence lawyer, Hélène Poussard, said the Crown was confusing Nazism and the Holocaust last Friday. “According …
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