Nazi Salute at Another Toronto School Prompts Call for Emergency Action Amid 'Wave of Antisemitism'

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center has called for "emergency action" from the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) after an escalation in antisemitic incidents, including a recent incident involving students giving the Nazi salute to a Jewish teacher.

We appreciate commitments made by the TDSB to work with community organizations and take a more proactive approach on the issue of rising antisemitism, and we are offering additional programs and resources to address this scourge of Jew-hatred in the Toronto school system.

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WATCH: FSWC President and CEO Michael Levitt Speaks to CityNews About Antisemitism at TDSB

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Jewish Groups, Students Denounce University of Toronto Student Union’s Israel Boycott Vote

Jewish groups and students on Thursday denounced the University of Toronto Students’ Union for endorsing a discriminatory BDS motion. FSWC urged the university’s administration to focus its “full attention” on antisemitism, noting that the motion was the second of its kind passed by a U of T student government in less than three months.

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Editor of Antisemitic and Misogynistic Your Ward News Back in Jail After Breaking Parole

James Sears, former editor of Your Ward News – a Toronto-based publication that promoted hatred against women and Jewish people – is back in jail after violating his parole by promoting hate speech. Sears was found guilty of two counts of promoting hatred in January 2019 and later sentenced to one year in prison.

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Ex-Justice Gabriel Bach, Prosecutor in Trial of Adolf Eichmann, Dies at 94

Gabriel Bach, who served as deputy prosecutor in the 1961 trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and then served on Israel’s Supreme Court, dedicated his life to pursuing justice. May his memory be a blessing.

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The Stormy, Yet Rich History of the Jews in Ukraine

Ukraine is in the news. Daily reports pour in about the buildup of Russian troops. In the middle of this storm is Ukraine’s Jewish community, which has a rich history and is the fourth largest Jewish community in Europe.

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Report Antisemitism and News of Concern to FSWC

If you would like to report antisemitism or news of concern to Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, please email jaime@fswc.ca.