Jewish school in Canada again hit by gunfire
Posters showing the photos of 19 year old Nik Beizer, 3 year old Emma and Yuli Cunio, and 19 year old Tamir Nimrodi are displayed on a tree in Hampstead, Quebec, Canada, on November 14, 2023. They had feared it, but were nevertheless surprised by the scale: in the town of Hampstead, populated mainly by Canadians of the Jewish faith, the inhabitants were appalled and worried about the outbreak of anti-Semitic acts. – AFP PHOTO
MONTREAL—A Jewish school in Toronto was hit by gunfire Saturday for the second time this year, police said, as Canada sees a rise in anti-Semitic attacks since the start of the war in Gaza. No one was injured after shots were fired from a vehicle at around 4 a.m. at the Bais Chaya Mushka girls school, with the only damage being a broken window, according to authorities.
The school in the North York area of Toronto was targeted in a similar incident in May, and police believe the two shootings are connected. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “very disturbed” by the incident, which came as Jewish people celebrated Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
