Overnight, the window of a synagogue near Bathurst and Glencairn was smashed. A place where families gather to pray was targeted, and the Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit is leading the investigation.
No one in this city should have to wonder whether their place of worship is safe. Antisemitism has no home in Toronto, and an attack on one community is an attack on all of us.
Tomorrow, tens of thousands will gather for the Walk with Israel. To Toronto’s Jewish community: I will walk with you tomorrow and always. Know you belong here, you are valued here, and you are not alone.