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Toronto Jewish community seeks teen missing for week through Shavuot holiday

With fourteen year old Esther missing since last Friday, volunteers continued to man a Shomrim hotline and a search operations headquarters through Friday and Saturday.

ESTHER, a missing teen from Toronto.
AVI STUDENTS and stakeholders join for a flag-planting ceremony outside AVI headquarters in October 2024.

If these flags could talk - opinion

Screenshot of the 'Resist and Return Conference 2026' website, May 17, 2026.

October 7 Massacre conference to be held in Toronto by branch of banned terror group

Halifax synagogues were vandalized.

Toronto: Antisemitic crimes 35 percent of all hate crimes, 82 percent of religious motivated crimes


Man arrested for urinating on Toronto synagogue while yelling antisemitic slurs

The arrest is part of a suspected hate-motivated Mischief investigation relating to the incident on June 4, 2025.

 An illustrative image of a person holding up handcuffed wrists as police car lights flash behind them.

Toronto Walk for Israel: Why Did Canada’s politicians stay away? - opinion

Olivia Chow, mayor of Toronto, with the largest Jewish community in the country, did not attend the event.

 THE UJA Federation of Greater Toronto holds the Walk with Israel last month. No senior political figure, whether at the city, provincial, or federal level was present, not even the Toronto mayor, says the writer.

Thousands take to Toronto in Giant Walk for Israel, surpassing even NYC parade

"The strong turnout reflects our shared commitment to Israel and the strength of our diverse community here in Toronto."

Thousands take to Toronto in Giant Walk for Israel, May, 2025.

University of Toronto Faculty Association votes to divest from Israel

The motion claimed that the divestment in Israel should occur in line with the university's current divestment from Russia.

 Pro-Palestinian protesters and their supporters hold a graduation ceremony in honour of those in Gaza at the University of Toronto on their first day of convocation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 3, 2024.

Landmark Toronto kosher pizzeria broken into on Passover

A Kosher pizzeria in Toronto and another Jewish-owned business was broken into with local politicians alleging an antisemitic motivation.

 The entrance of Jewish-owned pizzeria My Zaidy's Pizza, in Toronto

Ontario man convicted of advocating for genocide runs for parliament

Leslie Bory, convicted of promoting genocide against Jews, is running for office in the upcoming Canadian election.

The moon rises over the Toronto city skyline as seen from Milton, Ontario

Toronto man: 'I'm going to plant a bomb in every synagogue in Toronto'

“I know when I'm going to die because I'm going to plant a bomb in every synagogue in Toronto,” Waisuddin Akbari allegedly said.

 People carry a Palestinian flag during a rally in front of City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 9, 2023.

Jewish-owned Toronto cafe's windows smashed twice in one week

Goldstruck Coffee was targeted for the third time this year, as leaders link the attacks to rising hate and vow accountability.

 Jewish-owned Toronto cafe's windows smashed twice in one week @goldstruckcoffee

Toronto warns against terrorist flags as cities brace for Al Quds Day

"Palestine resists, Zionism ceases to Exist," read a March 6 advertisement for a Toronto march.

A protester waves an Iranian flag, Yemeni flag and a Palestinian flag as people attend the annual al-Quds Day, in London, Britain, March 23, 2025

Toronto man charged with advocating genocide, antisemitic arson, vandalism, and other hate crimes

A Toronto man faces rare charges of advocating genocide, along with arson and antisemitic vandalism, in a series of attacks targeting the Jewish community.

 A Jewish-owned business in Toronto, Canada that was targeted in an antisemitic attack.