Rabbi Adam Scheier says Montreal police are protecting protesters ahead of the Jewish community
Shaar Hashomayim rabbi was drinking a Second Cup coffee when he was told to move along.
A new Montreal police report shows Jewish people have become the most-targeted for hate crimes
Joel Ceausu is now the full-time Quebec correspondent for The Canadian Jewish News, who can be reached at [email protected]. Jewish people are the single most targeted group for hate crimes and by a wide margin, especially after Oct. 7, according to the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM). “It’s no surprise to […]
Montreal’s police chief understands the ‘fear and anxiety’ in the Jewish community since the start of war with Hamas
Montreal police chief Fady Dagher said he understands the “sense of panic” among Jews, noting that he had viewed videos released by Israeli authorities of the massacre of civilians by Hamas, which is “something no human being should see.” Dagher, director of the Service de Police de Ville de Montréal (SPVM), participated in a Zoom […]
Sherman family offers $10M reward for information in the Barry and Honey murder investigation
The family of Barry and Honey Sherman is offering up to $10 million for “information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of those responsible.”
Kitchener, Ont., family still searching for missing Jewish man, one year on
A year after their son and brother vanished, an Ethiopian Jewish family in Kitchener, Ont., continues to hope he will come home, even as they admit that a happy ending to their nightmare is becoming ever more remote.
‘We are living a nightmare’: Grieving parents of man slain by police speak out for the first time
In the wee hours of June 15, 2017, Noam Cohen, 27, was fatally shot by police in a deserted industrial area in the Montreal borough of Lachine, following a short, high-speed car chase from Côte-St-Luc.
Police shooting of Jewish man investigated in Quebec
On June 15, 2017, 27-year-old Noam Cohen died after being shot by Montreal police. Now, details into the investigation into the police shooting have been made public.
More complaints alleged against man in chassidic garb
Toronto police have received two new complaints of sexual assault against a man dressed in chassidic garb.
Man dressed in ultra-Orthodox garb sought in sex assault case
The man followed the woman to her apartment and advised she needed to be “cleansed” of her ex-husband.
Speak out against police shootings, black Jews urge
Moshe Modiera, as part of both the Jewish and black communities, views instances of police brutality against black people in the U.S. from a unique perspective.
