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Toronto synagogue hit by gunfire hours after Purim event

JL;DR SUMMARY Temple Emanu-El, a Reform synagogue in Toronto, was targeted by gunfire shortly after hosting a Purim event, with no injuries reported despite 20 shots fired. 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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IranHate CrimesJewish InstitutionsPurimJewish SecurityTorontoTemple Emanu ElGun ViolenceCommunity Resilience

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"A Toronto synagogue was hit by gunfire late on Monday night, just hours after a Purim celebration was held there."
Australia
"As we witnessed in Australia, when incitement goes unchecked and synagogues are threatened, we can expect to see mass violence and tragedies that could have been prevented, Shack wrote."
Iran
"Jewish neighborhoods since the war in Iran broke out on Saturday, as well as around houses of worship and other Jewish institutions, deputy chief Robert Johnson said in a press conference on Tuesday."
Israel
"As we have seen repeatedly, incidents increase across our city as international events unfold. I want to be clear: it is never acceptable to target faith communities or cultural groups, Chow wrote."
United States
"war broke out between Israel and the United States and Iran."

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