The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/montreal/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:56:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Montreal | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/montreal/ 32 32 Suspect arrested for arson at Montreal synagogue, amid surging antisemitism in Canada https://www.timesofisrael.com/suspect-arrested-for-arson-at-montreal-synagogue-the-latest-antisemitic-attack-in-canada/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:34:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3837377 Window smashed, minor burn damage caused to Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, which was targeted last year with swastika graffiti. 'We are unfortunately not surprised,' says rabbi

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]]> Anti-Israel protesters hang effigies of Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, Trump at Montreal rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-protesters-hang-effigies-of-netanyahu-ben-gvir-trump-at-montreal-rally/ Tue, 26 May 2026 12:06:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3830771 Canadian politicians call the display at demonstration on Sunday 'disgusting, antisemitic and clear incitement'

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]]> Once ‘the best’ place for Jews, Canada sees rising antisemitism even after Gaza ceasefire https://www.timesofisrael.com/once-the-best-place-for-jews-canada-sees-rising-antisemitism-even-after-gaza-ceasefire/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:08:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3686885 Attacks continue to force some in the country's 400,000-strong Jewish community to reconsider their future, even as many believe 'the vast majority of Canadians are good people'

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]]> Montreal Police probing attack on Jewish man in front of his two children https://www.timesofisrael.com/montreal-police-probing-attack-on-jewish-man-in-front-of-his-two-children/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 02:25:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3616690 Video circulating on social media shows assailant straddling man and beating him, before throwing his kippa into water; Carney decries 'appalling act of violence'

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]]> Montreal synagogue firebombed for second time since Hamas onslaught against Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/montreal-synagogue-firebombed-for-second-time-since-hamas-onslaught-against-israel/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:33:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3442621 Emeritus rabbi at Congregation Beth Tikvah says damage limited to shattered glass and the vestibule, invites non-congregants to attend Shabbat solidarity service on Saturday

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]]> 264-year-old Montreal Jewish community fears antisemitism becoming the new normal https://www.timesofisrael.com/264-year-old-montreal-jewish-community-fears-antisemitism-becoming-the-new-normal/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:32:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3431209 Latest incidents further fuel heightened anxiety over crisis in Canada’s second largest city as Jews face troubling questions about their community’s future

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]]> Canadian coffee chain cuts ties with franchisee for Nazi salute at anti-Israel march https://www.timesofisrael.com/canadian-coffee-chain-cuts-ties-with-franchisee-for-nazi-salute-at-anti-israel-march/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:46:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3426781 Second Cup Cafe closes two locations owned by Mai Abdullhadi, who was filmed chanting 'Final Solution' at a Montreal protest; coffee chain says 'zero tolerance for hate speech'

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]]> Netanyahu effigy burned at anti-Israel protest in Montreal; Trudeau condemns antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/trudeau-condemns-antisemitism-after-netanyahu-effigy-burned-at-anti-israel-protest/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:30:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3426600 Windows smashed, cars burned, police attacked in huge protest against NATO conference, denouncing alliance's support of Israel; Jewish group: Jewish Canadians again felt unsafe in country

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]]> Jewish students say anti-Israel Oct. 7 events at Montreal campuses set to celebrate Hamas https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-students-say-anti-israel-oct-7-events-at-montreal-campuses-set-to-celebrate-hamas/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 14:16:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3391017 Even after McGill and Concordia take measures to stem antisemitism on campus, protest groups continue to glorify terror a year after the Hamas massacre, putting local Jews on edge

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]]> Bomb threats emailed to over 100 Jewish institutions in Canada https://www.timesofisrael.com/bomb-threats-emailed-to-over-100-jewish-institutions-in-canada/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:56:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3358957 Jewish community leaders say threat was 'designed to disrupt lives,' thank law enforcement for swift response; Trudeau decries 'blatant antisemitism' of targeted campaign

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]]> Pro-Palestinian mob blocks access to Montreal Holocaust Museum over pro-Israel event https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-palestinian-mob-blocks-access-to-montreal-holocaust-museum-over-pro-israel-event/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:17:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3239681 Central Jewish community group denounces protest as deliberate intimidation of local Jews; police deploy in force to secure similar gathering at synagogue

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]]> US students touring Israel: Campus antisemitism is palpable, violent — and inescapable https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-students-touring-israel-campus-antisemitism-is-palpable-violent-and-inescapable/ Sat, 30 Dec 2023 11:33:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3188414 Jews from top-tier American universities describe their experiences with hatred unleashed by the war with Hamas and its galvanizing effect on their communities

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]]> Jewish school in Montreal is fired upon for second time in days https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-school-in-montreal-is-fired-upon-for-second-time-in-days/ Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:29:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3151724 Police say no one was in the Yeshiva Gedola when shots were heard around 5 a.m.; no reported injuries

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]]> Shots fired at two Jewish schools in Montreal as antisemitism spikes in Canada https://www.timesofisrael.com/shots-fired-at-two-jewish-schools-in-montreal-as-antisemitism-spikes-in-canada/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 22:52:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3149809 No injuries caused in attacks, which come days after a synagogue near the city was firebombed and clashes over Israel-Hamas war erupted on campus at Concordia University

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]]> Molotov cocktails thrown at Montreal-area synagogue and Jewish center https://www.timesofisrael.com/molotov-cocktails-thrown-at-montreal-area-synagogue-and-jewish-center/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 01:21:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3147824 Investigators find broken bottles, burn marks on front door of Jewish house of worship in Dollard-des-Ormeau, as antisemitism incidents spike in wake of Hamas attack on October 7

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