Canada
“When you desecrate the Holocaust monument, it causes tremendous pain for the community,” Lawrence Greenspon, volunteer co-chair of the National Holocaust Monument Committee, told JNS.
Federal police have confirmed the existence of an active investigation tied to the Gaza war.
“Everyone deserves to feel safe in the city,” Ariella Kimmel, executive director of the nonprofit ABC Toronto, told JNS.
“This is not just a Jewish issue. This is a Canadian issue,” said Sara Lefton of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. “We need to stand up for Israel.”
Jerusalem flagged the northern nation as having “potential threat” for Israelis, whereas it used to be marked as “no warning.”
Doug Cifu was banned by the NHL after posting strong pro-Israel replies to a fan who falsely accused the Jewish state of starving Palestinians.
“Perpetrators feel increasingly emboldened to act openly, publicly,” Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal, told JNS.
A recent annual report on Jew-hatred found that antisemitic instances were up 83% in Canada from 2021 to 2023.
“We can’t ally with just one party,” Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides, who is part of the clergy at a Calgary Conservative synagogue, told JNS.
Professional wrestler Sami Zayn’s social media post sparked months of complaints from Jewish organizations.
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs slammed the report for “blatantly” dismissing “the lived experience of Jewish students, families and educators.”
“I don’t feel like giving benefit of the doubt,” David Fleischer told JNS. “It feels like it’s something all the time now.”
