US EditionToronto Police Investigating After Second Incident of Mezuzahs Stolen
Thefts targeted Jewish seniors including Holocaust survivors in North York; police investigate as potential hate crimes amid rising antisemitism, officials said.
- On Dec. 25, Toronto Police Service received a radio call just before 12:30 p.m. about three mezuzahs taken from three condo units in a North York condominium near Finch Avenue East and Bayview.
- For the second time this month, Jewish prayer scrolls were removed from residential doorways after around 20 mezuzahs were stolen earlier at Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue West.
- York Centre Coun. James Pasternak posted on X on Christmas Day and said the affected residence houses many Jewish residents, including Holocaust survivors.
- Officers are investigating and the Hate Crime Unit has been notified, after the Ward 6 representative called the incident `disturbing` and said mezuzahs were `ripped` from doorways, raising concerns for seniors.
- Local and national voices condemned the removals as B'nai Brith Canada called the thefts `yet another incident of antisemitic hate in Toronto`, while York Centre Coun. James Pasternak linked the vandalism to street and online incitement.
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TORONTO — The Toronto Police are investigating the theft of several Mezouzas in front of Jewish residences for the second time this month. The officers were called shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Christmas Day in a condominium building located at the intersection of Finch Avenue East and Bayview Avenue, where, according to [...]
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