A Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Chabad girls' school in Toronto was hit by gunfire for the second time this year, police reported on Saturday. The shooting at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School occurred as Canada has seen an increase in antisemitic incidents since the start of the war in Gaza. The attack took place as Jewish people were observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism, according to AFP.
This is Toronto Canada.
A Jewish girls school has been riddled with bullets for a SECOND time. The video is of the 1st shooting.
Mayor Chow couldn't be bothered to attend an October 7th memorial. The Trudeau government does nothing to address antisemitism.
This is the result. https://t.co/TJLpMWc4GP pic.twitter.com/FzPFrlksKD
— David Jacobs (@DrJacobsRad) October 12, 2024
According to authorities, shots were fired from a vehicle around 4 AM local time at the school located in Toronto's North York area. No one was injured in the attack, with the only damage being a broken window. Police believe this incident is connected to a similar shooting that targeted the same school in May.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his concern over the incident on social media platform X, stating, "I'm very disturbed to hear that last night, as families marked Yom Kippur, there were shots fired at a Jewish school in Toronto. As we wait for more details, my heart goes out to the students, staff, and parents who must be terrified and hurting today. Antisemitism is a disgusting and dangerous form of hate – and we won't let it stand."
As you wait for more details? How many more 'details' do you need? Antisemitism and violence against Jews in Canada, is surging unabated, why your government does nothing. You say you "won't let it stand", yet that's precisely what you've done!
— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) October 12, 2024
The shooting comes amid a troubling rise in antisemitic acts across Canada. A report published in May by Jewish organization B'nai Brith Canada found that such incidents more than doubled in the country between 2022 and 2023.
Today, for the second time since May, shots were fired at a Jewish girls' elementary school in Toronto. With antisemitism and racism on the rise in British Columbia and Richmond, I felt it was essential to call the Richmond RCMP to help protect and patrol the Bayit Synagogue and… pic.twitter.com/BjeQGv6ppo
— Michelle Mollineaux 莫米雪 (@Michelle_CPBC) October 12, 2024
In a similar occurrence last November, a Jewish school in Montreal was shot at twice within a single week, though no one was injured in those attacks.
