Fredericton police made an arrest more than two weeks after an Israeli teen was the victim of an antisemitic beating near her high school
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Jewish groups disappointed by acquittal in a 2022 Israel Day assault in Montreal
A youth who was charged in connection with the assault of a man carrying an Israeli flag following an outdoor Yom ha-Atzmaut celebration in Montreal last year has been acquitted on an apparent technicality. The accused was 15 years old at the time. The May 2022 incident on a Westmount street was captured by a […]
Montreal police arrested a youth for the assault on a man carrying an Israeli flag
The person arrested in connection with an assault in May on a Montreal man carrying an Israeli flag is a minor and his identity will not be released, police said on July 20. They are not looking for any other suspects in the incident. A 15-year-old was released and will appear in youth court at […]
Montreal police make an arrest after the assault of a man carrying an Israeli flag
Montreal police have made an arrest in connection with an incident on May 5 in which two young men assaulted an older man on the street in broad daylight, following a rally celebrating Israel’s independence. Last month, the force’s hate crimes unit made an appeal for the public’s help in finding the two alleged perpetrators. […]
Man arrested in alleged antisemitic assault at LCBO store
The suspect allegedly assaulted staff and made antisemitic comments.
Toronto man arrested, again, for assault involving antisemitic slurs
A man has been arrested in Toronto for an alleged assault involving antisemitic slurs. It’s the third time in as many months the same man has been arrested on charges that included antisemitic vitriol hurled at victims. According to Toronto Police, on Sept. 11, a woman was sitting on a bench on the subway platform […]
Four teenage yeshiva students assaulted in Toronto
Four teenage boys, all students at Yeshivas Lubavitch, were assaulted by between 10 and 12 youths, as they were walking home on Sunday evening in Toronto.
Shternshis: Should we talk about sexual violence during the Holocaust?
“Holocaust survivors who shared their stories of sexual abuse not only lived through things no one wants to imagine, but overcame shame, guilt and societal expectations by testifying about what happened to them.”
Horowitz: Protecting abusers in the #MeToo era
“The angry displays at the recent confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and the charged comments of President Donald Trump, raise questions that tear at the very foundations of a just society.”
Horowitz: Add women and stir the pot
In the 21st century, many of my colleagues and students catch the threads of the old debate, asking how the values and control of influential men – and, especially, their ideas about women – have shaped the way we think about Jewish community and values. It is a call to re-evaluate their research, analyses and conclusions, to determine whether and how their guidance has been compromised by what we now know about their personal attitudes toward women.
