Hate crime incidents continue to rise in Toronto, with police attending 5 hate-related calls a day
Toronto hate crime incidents have increased more than 50 percent over the same time period last year, with antisemitism remaining the top category for hate crime occurrences, the chiefs of Toronto Police Services (TPS) reported at the monthly Police Services Board meeting June 24. Deputy Chief Robert Johnson, presenting a portion of the monthly update, […]
Toronto UJA’s Walk with Israel sets a record with 50,000 people who marched up Bathurst Street
Scenes from a historic event at a historic time.
Treasure Trove strolls down memory lane and remembers the UJA Walkathon
Those of us of a certain age will remember Toronto’s UJA Walkathon whose length in kilometres matched the age of the State of Israel. This 1978 pin promotes that the Walk is 30 kilometres to celebrate Israel’s 30th Independence Day. The walk was first held in 1970 as the UJA Walkathon and has had several […]
UJA’s Walk with Israel returns to Toronto streets; 15,000 people participate
For the first time in three years, the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto was able to host its largest event in-person—and it drew a crowd grateful for the opportunity to get together again. Thousands of people joined in the seven-kilometer Walk with Israel from Earl Bales Park to the end-of-walk party at the park next […]
