Overview
- About 20 mezuzahs were reported stolen over the weekend from doorways at 6250 Bathurst Street, a Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation building near Bathurst and Steeles.
- The Toronto Police Service Hate Crime Unit is leading the investigation after multiple residents reported the thefts, and no arrests have been announced.
- City councillor James Pasternak called the removals an act of hate targeting Jewish residents and connected the building with 32 Division.
- Mayor Olivia Chow denounced the incident as antisemitic and said she would reach out to TSHC leadership.
- B’nai Brith Canada launched a community mezuzah donation drive for affected residents as police urged the public to share information or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers.