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Assault outside synagogue and rock thrown through Judaica shop window ratchet up Toronto Jews’ concerns

JL;DR SUMMARY Two antisemitic incidents in Toronto have heightened concerns within the local Jewish community. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Hate CrimeAntisemitic IncidentsTorontoJewish Community SecurityB'nai Brith CanadaGovernment ResponseUja FederationSephardic Kehilah CentreAleph Bet JudaicaCanadian Antisemitism Statistics

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"A pair of incidents took place outside of Jewish sites in the Toronto area over the weekend."
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
"During Shabbat services on Saturday, a man tried to force his way into the Sephardic Kehilah Centre, in the suburb of Vaughan."

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