anti-Semitism in Canada

Party leader of the Green Party of Canada, Annamie Paul, speaks during a vigil for the victims of the deadly vehicle attack on five members of the Canadian Muslim community in London, Ontario, Canada, June 8, 2021 (Nicole OSBORNE / AFP)

June 17, 2021, 11:18 am

Jewish head of Canada Green party survives leadership challenge amid Israel rift

Party said to demand Annamie Paul disavow ex-adviser who accused lawmakers of antisemitism during disagreement over whether Israel should be condemned over conflict with Gaza

By PHILISSA CRAMER

A woman holds a sign that says 'Intifada until victory' at a pro-Palestinian rally held during Israel's Operation Guardian of the Walls, in Nathan Phillips Square, downtown Toronto, May 15, 2021. (Screenshot YouTube)

June 16, 2021, 8:14 pm

Canada’s Jews say antisemites declared ‘open season’ on them since Gaza conflict

May’s Operation Guardian of the Walls brings huge spike in antisemitic incidents. Condemned by politicians, lack of public reaction spurs concerns hate is now socially acceptable

By Robert Sarner

A scene from 'Nurses,' which aired on NBC on Feb. 9, 2021. (Screenshot/ Twiter)

February 25, 2021, 3:04 am

NBC pulls episode of ‘Nurses’ with anti-Semitic portrayal of Orthodox Jews

Scene has Hasidic man rejecting bone graft because it could come from a ‘dead goyim leg from anyone. An Arab, a woman’; ADL calls on network to review its standards

By TOI staff and JTA

Screen capture from video of Travis Patron, leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party. (YouTube)

February 23, 2021, 10:36 am

Canada arrests, charges political party’s leader for promoting hatred of Jews

Travis Patron, who heads Canadian Nationalist Party, said to have cast Jews as ‘swindlers’ and ‘snakes’ in social media video, called for their removal from country

By David Lazarus

Ya'ara Saks on the wall surrounding Jerusalem's Old City during the first year of her masters degree studies at Hebrew University, in July 1995. (Courtesy)

January 12, 2021, 5:11 pm

Canada’s 1st Canuck-Sabra parliamentarian is Zionist and proudly pro-Palestinian

Newly-elected dual citizen Ya’ara Saks brings a distinct voice to Trudeau’s ruling Liberal Party, often contending with ire of Jewish constituents and anti-Semitism simultaneously

By Robert Sarner

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (AP Photo, Nova Scotia Tourism and Culture, HO)

October 8, 2020, 3:42 pm

Stickers apparently blaming Jews for virus posted in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Message plastered throughout downtown and on college campuses features Star of David and symbol of Freemasons; Canadian Jewish group denounces ‘blood libel’

By Marcy Oster

The Toronto skyline, 2015. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

September 23, 2020, 8:54 pm

Three anti-Semitic attacks reported in Canada’s Ontario during Rosh Hashanah

Private homes sprayed with anti-Jewish graffiti, worshipers spat at and cursed, and a father and son verbally assaulted in province during holiday

By JTA

B'nai Brith Canada has filed a police report over Głos Polski's article blaming Jews for the pandemic. (Courtesy of B'nai Brith Canada via JTA)

August 7, 2020, 10:25 am

Polish-language newspaper in Toronto blames Jews for coronavirus pandemic

B’nai Brith Canada files police complaint over Głos Polski that also called Israel ‘an emanation of the Devil himself’

By Shira Hanau

Travis Patron, the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, called for the removal of Jews from Canada. (Facebook screenshot via JTA)

July 15, 2020, 11:34 pm

Far-right Canadian politician calls Jews ‘parasitic tribe,’ seeks their removal

In video posted to Facebook, Nationalist Party leader Travis Patron claims that if Jews had it their way, ‘our entire way of life would be eradicated’

By David Lazarus

Lionel Groulx speaking before a large crowd, May 24, 1919. (Public domain)

July 1, 2020, 3:32 am

Muslim Montrealer leads charge to rename metro station that honors anti-Semite

Online petition has over 18,600 signatures in favor of replacing Lionel Groulx, a Catholic priest who supported fascism and hated Jews, with Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson

By Julie Masis

Screen capture of a swastika flag displayed on a pole in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, February 2019. (YouTube)

April 28, 2020, 11:54 pm

Anti-Semitic incidents in Canada rise to record high for 4th straight year

Harassment, most of it online, accounts for the largest number of incidents at 2,011, or 91.1%, up from 1,809 the previous year

By Marcy Oster

Illustrative: Swastika graffiti outside the synagogue of Ioannina in northwestern Greece, September 12, 2016. (Screenshot/ITV)

March 10, 2020, 8:44 am

Swastika spray-painted on Canadian synagogue’s property

Chevra Mishnayes in Winnipeg has been targeted by anti-Semitic vandalism in recent years, including having its mailbox set on fire

By Marcy Oster

The front page of the February 28 edition of al-Meshwar, an Arabic-language Canadian newspaper that published an article falsely accusing Israel of burying Palestinians alive and stealing their organs. (Screenshot)

March 7, 2020, 12:56 am

Arabic paper in Canada says Israelis bury Palestinians alive, steal their organs

B’nai Brith Canada condemns Toronto’s al-Meshwar newspaper for publishing article by Hamas member with baseless blood libel accusations

By Cnaan Liphshiz

View of downtown Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. (Guillaume Prévost/Wikimedia Commons via JTA)

February 25, 2020, 9:09 pm

Deed on Montreal-area home contains century-old clause preventing sale to Jews

Though such stipulations, common throughout first half of 20th century, are no longer enforceable, there is still a court process to remove them from documents

By JTA and TOI staff

A swastika drawn on the bald head of a Toronto Alzheimer’s patient (Courtesy Shane Morrow)

January 10, 2020, 11:48 am

Swastika drawn on head of Toronto man with Alzheimer’s

Staff member at care center says person responsible was arrested, but police say they’re not aware of case

By JTA