07/26/2026
Toronto, Canada - This morning’s attacks on two locations of a Jewish-owned bakery are not isolated incidents. They are the latest in a relentless and escalating chain of attacks against Jewish institutions, businesses and community members across Toronto.
Within minutes, two branches of the same Jewish-owned bakery were targeted, one by gunfire and another through a shattered window.
We are relieved that no one was physically injured, but a bullet fired at a Jewish business is not merely property damage. It is an act of terror intended to frighten an entire community.
For too long, every antisemitic attack has been treated as another separate incident: another broken window, another vandalized synagogue, another threat, another act of violence. Together, they form an unmistakable pattern. Jew-hatred has been allowed to escalate from words and intimidation to attacks involving fire and gunfire.
Condemnations after each incident are no longer enough. Canadian authorities and civic leaders must confront this campaign of antisemitic violence with the urgency, resources and resolve it demands, and ensure that those responsible face meaningful consequences.
Jewish Canadians must not be expected to accept fear, intimidation and violence as part of their daily lives.
