Shots fired at Toronto synagogue after Purim celebration

"Police in Toronto, Canada, said that shots were fired at a synagogue in the North York district of the city on Tuesday night, during the Purim holiday.

Police received a call about gunshots at the synagogue at around 10:50 p.m. and found damage to the building, CBC News reported.

The UJA Federation of Greater Toronto said the shooting took place ‘shortly after community members had left the synagogue, where they had gathered for a party to celebrate the holiday of Purim.’...

‘All Canadians should be alarmed by what’s happening in our country. This isn’t solely a threat to the Jewish community — it’s a threat to every Canadian who wants to live in peace and safety,’ said Noah Shack, CEO of Canada’s Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. ‘The escalation of intimidation and extremism targeting Jewish Canadians will inevitably lead to much worse — and the consequences are potentially lethal.’

Canada has seen a surge in antisemitism in recent years and synagogues and other Jewish institutions have been targeted repeatedly.

Toronto’s UJA Federation said it was the fourth time Jewish institutions targeted with gunfire in the city in the past two years, ‘in addition to countless threats and acts of vandalism.’..."