"The scrolls, known as mezuzahs, are a piece of parchment with religious texts that is attached in a case to the doorpost of a house as a symbol of Jewish faith. Toronto police received multiple reports Sunday of mezuzahs being removed from outside units of a Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation building near Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue W., a spokesperson said in an email."
"Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the October 7th attacks in Israel when Hamas militants killed 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 250 more. Since the conflict began, Jewish communities around the world have been forced to confront higher levels of antisemitic hate crimes and deepening internal divisions over the meaning of Zionism. Rabbi Louis Sachs from Toronto's Beth Sholom Synagogue joins Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss the issues facing Jewish communities across the country and around the world. Mayor Olivia Chow called the reported incident "an outrageous and vile act of antisemitism," in a post on X, formerly Twitter, Sunday night."
Multiple mezuzahs were reportedly removed from doorways of a Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation building near Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue W. Toronto police received multiple reports and the hate crimes unit is investigating. Many older Russian Jewish people live in the building and the rabbi estimated 15 to 20 mezuzahs were taken overnight. Coun. James Pasternak and Mayor Olivia Chow publicly condemned the act. The incident comes amid heightened global antisemitism since the October 7th attacks and ongoing concern about safety and community tensions.
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