A pro-Israel rally at University of Toronto was headlined by Columbia University professor Shai Davidai
Around 200 people gathered for a pro-Israel demonstration at University of Toronto’s downtown campus at King’s College Circle—which was the site of one of Canada’s largest pro-Palestinian encampments during May and June. As the flags of Israel, Canada and Iran rippled in the breeze, activists spoke about the need for Jewish solidarity to combat hatred […]
A newly exposed University of Toronto course syllabus excluded ‘Zionism’ in classroom and called it a ‘form of social violence’
An instructor at University of Toronto released a graduate course syllabus that excluded Zionism from the classroom—and called it a form of social violence—at one point during the 2023-24 academic year. As seen in a screenshot, this syllabus was for a course titled “Rethinking Diaspora: Culture, Futures, Homes.” It said, “this classroom is a space […]
Hillel Ontario lodges complaint after pro-Palestinian protests return to University of Toronto
King’s College Circle had its encampment protest scene back for a day.
Safety patrol teams show up at University of Toronto to protect Jewish students as the school year begins
Newly formed safety patrol teams joined Jewish students on University of Toronto’s downtown campus, during a student-led pro-Palestine march on Sept. 6. As more than a hundred pro-Palestine protesters marched through the St. George campus, a team of volunteers called Magen Herut Canada stood by. “We’re just here to maintain as much order as we […]
University of Toronto is granted an injunction to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment that has been on campus for two months
The University of Toronto has received an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment on its property. The 98-page decision from Justice Markus Koehnen of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice said that members of the encampment must take down the tents within 24 hours, by 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3. Toronto Police will have […]
Jewish advocacy groups granted intervener status in the University of Toronto court case to remove encampment
Plus the story of a pro-Israel counter-protest being removed.
University of Toronto offers a deal to protesters—and a Monday morning deadline to end the encampment—but the school refuses to participate in academic boycotts of Israel
Representatives for the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto were still deciding on Friday how to respond to an offer from the school to either end the demonstration or be issued a notice of trespass. The offer was given in the afternoon of May 23, and gave the encampment 24 hours, until 4 p.m. […]
Does the protest encampment at the University of Toronto make Jews unsafe? Depends which side of the fence you’re on while asking the question
Scenes from two weeks of watching the unauthorized takeover of a campus lawn.
The study of global antisemitism is the focus of Canada’s first lab of its kind at the University of Toronto—headed by professors Anna Shternshis and Ron Levi
In the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, the subsequent war and the staggering rise of antisemitism around the world, Anna Shternshis, director of the University of Toronto’s Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies knew she had to do something. “The interest in the field of antisemitism increased. All over North America […]
An inside look at the University of Toronto’s ‘restorative circle’ to address antisemitism on campus
The University of Toronto’s Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office hosted a restorative circle for Jewish students, staff and faculty on Jan. 23. Led by Hillel’s advocacy director Jacqueline Dressler, the virtual event utilized a racial healing framework designed to help victims of racial discrimination acknowledge and heal from the effects of those incidents. The restorative […]
