Canadian Jews are reeling from an onslaught of public antisemitic rhetoric and violence triggered by the recent military conflict between Israel and Gaza. Montreal and Toronto were especially hard hit, but incidents occurred elsewhere prior to the cease-fire reached last week. Tensions flared between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators, and in some instances Jews were spat […]
David Lazarus
David Lazarus was a reporter and staff writer for The Canadian Jewish News for 30 years. Currently, he is a freelance writer for the Jewish Chronicle in London. His work has also appeared in The National Post and Montreal Gazette.