Student Mezuzahs Smashed
‘Wilfrid Laurier University in southern Ontario is investigating after two Jewish prayer scrolls were smashed and torn from residence doors during the Jewish New Year holiday of Rosh Hashanah. (…) Waterloo Regional Police Service told CBC News they are aware of the incident and have reviewed information gathered by Laurier’s Special Constable Service, but the […]
Synagogue Vandalized in Saskatoon
‘In the middle of Saturday’s Shabbat prayer service, members of Saskatoon’s Congregation Agudas Israel heard strange sounds coming from outside. When they went to check what was going on, they saw the exterior of the synagogue splattered with eggs. Vehicles in the parking lot were also damaged, according to Rabbi Claudio Jodorkovsky. He said they […]
Kosher Restaurant Burned Down in Arson Attack
‘Montreal police said Saturday they were investigating a suspected arson attack that targeted Nöam, a kosher restaurant in the Canadian city. Emergency services were called to the restaurant at around 3:15 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters brought the blaze under control several hours later, and no injuries were reported. (…) Asked whether investigators believed the restaurant had […]
Kiva’s Bagel Bar Vandalized, Glass Shattered
‘Two locations of Kiva’s Bagel Bar, a Jewish-owned bakery chain in Toronto, were attacked Sunday morning, with one struck by gunfire and the other vandalized. Toronto police said officers responded to reports of a bakery with a window damaged by gunshots and a second location with a broken window, though not from gunfire. Duty Inspector […]
Kiva’s Bagel Bakery Vandalized, Shot
‘Two locations of Kiva’s Bagel Bar, a Jewish-owned bakery chain in Toronto, were attacked Sunday morning, with one struck by gunfire and the other vandalized. Toronto police said officers responded to reports of a bakery with a window damaged by gunshots and a second location with a broken window, though not from gunfire. Duty Inspector […]
Hamilton Jewish Federation Targeted with Graffiti
‘A Hamilton man has been charged after police say he threw a bottle of white paint at the Hamilton Jewish Federation building in what investigators are treating as a hate-related incident. Hamilton police say it happened on July 19, when a person threw a bottle containing white paint at the organization’s building. The paint splattered […]
Chabad House Targeted with Graffiti
‘Guelph Police say a place of worship has been vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti at least three times in the last month. “Since the end of May, police have repeatedly been called to a location near Gordon Street and College Avenue,” a media release said. Police did not identify the place of worship, but Chabad Guelph […]
Graffiti on Chabad House
‘For the second time in just over a week, the Chabad Pop-up has been targeted by graffiti on its front window. On Monday afternoon, Rabbi Raphi Steiner was alerted to the latest graffiti: “Zionist Dogs, stop killing children, the goyim know” was written on three separate lines in marker on the middle of the three […]
Arson Attack on Synagogue
‘Canadian police arrested a suspect Friday morning after an overnight arson attack on a synagogue in Montreal, the latest act of violence targeting the Jewish community as antisemitism surges in Canada. There were no injuries in the attack on Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, which suffered minor burn damage before the fire was extinguished. A window was […]
Synagogue Window Broken
‘An object was thrown through the window of a Toronto synagogue on Friday night, according to the Toronto Police Service, in the second attack on a Canadian synagogue within 24 hours. A window of the Mishkan Avraham synagogue was broken, but no injuries were reported. An investigation was opened, but as of writing, there are […]
