Côte St-Luc synagogue ransacked
A small synagogue in Côte St-Luc was ransacked and its ritual items defiled at some time before this week, but like other religious sites it has been closed so the exact time of the incident is unknown.
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ProposMontreal 17:05 on 2020-05-28 Permalink
Hate crime or just hooliganism?
Kate 17:13 on 2020-05-28 Permalink
It’s a pretty specific action, to locate a synagogue in a residential setting and defile its Torah.
dwgs 09:37 on 2020-05-29 Permalink
…and write anti Semitic graffiti on the walls…
Chris 10:09 on 2020-05-29 Permalink
Definitely seems like more than mere hooliganism.
A bit weird though that the article says both: “This disgusting act of antisemitism comes on the eve of our holiday of Shavuot” and yet “she did not know when the ransacking occurred … The synagogue had been closed since mid-March due to the pandemic.” Seem unjustified to link it to this holiday, when it could have been done months ago.
Kate 10:21 on 2020-05-29 Permalink
Chris, if you read the statement as “Knowledge of this act comes on the eve of our holiday of Shavuot” it’s understandable. She wasn’t saying she knew when it happened, only that discovery of the damage came on the eve of the day Jews celebrate the Torah, making it particularly painful.