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Toronto Police's Hate Crime Unit Investigates Anti-Jewish Rant

Toronto Police's Hate Crime Unit Investigates Anti-Jewish Rant at Bathurst and Sheppard 

A Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit investigation is underway following a joint statement released by CIJA, B'nai Brith Canada, and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center posted on X, which called out the hate…

Toronto Mayoral Candidates to Debate on Antisemitism

Get Involved with Your Municipal Elections

With the stakes of the municipal elections this high, join UJA on Thursday, August 27, for a briefing with leaders from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and Canadian Jewish Political Action Committee (CJPAC) to learn more about the u…

JCC Maccabi Games® & Access inspire Jewish pride in Toronto

Last week, Toronto hosted the 2026 JCC Maccabi Games® & Access, the world’s argest athletic event for Jewish youth. More than 2,000 teenage athletes aged 13–17, representing 75 communities across North America—as well as delegations from Israel, Europe, and South America—participated in Olym…

Israeli film inspired by October 7th to have world premiere at TIFF

Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher’s latest film, Our Loves, will have its world premiere in the Centrepiece programme at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Inspired by the events of October 7th and its aftermath, the fictional drama follows seven interconnected characters who…

Amid broader rise in extremism, Jewish-owned bakery attacked

Amid Broader Rise in Extremism, Two Locations of Jewish-Owned Bakery Targeted in Suspected Hate-Motivated Attacks

Toronto police are investigating after two locations of Jewish-owned Kiva’s Bagel Bakery were targeted in separate incidents Sunday morning. One location was struck by gunfire, …