Toronto police are investigating after eggs were thrown at the Yorkville Jewish Centre, the latest in a disturbing rise of antisemitic incidents targeting the city’s Jewish community.
Toronto police have opened an investigation after the Yorkville Jewish Centre was attacked with eggs in what authorities are treating as a possible hate-motivated crime.
The assault took place on August 31 but was reported to police two days later. Surveillance footage shows a man shouting an obscenity while pelting the building with eggs from a carton.
In a defiant response posted to Instagram, the Centre declared: “I know your goal was to intimidate us, to scare us away from coming to our Center. But let me promise you this: our Center is already flourishing and full of life, with prayers, classes, programs and activities, and because of what you did, I am more resolved than ever to grow even stronger. We will not be intimidated, we will not be scared, we will be stronger than ever.”
Toronto Councillor James Pasternak condemned the incident, posting the video on X and writing: “Very disturbed by the footage of this hateful perpetrator throwing eggs at the Yorkville Jewish Centre and uttering threats against the Jewish community.”
Police confirmed the case has been referred to their Hate Crime Unit.
The attack comes amid a troubling spike in antisemitic incidents across Toronto since the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre in Israel.
- In March 2025, police charged a local man with 29 offenses, including multiple hate crimes, linked to a wave of threats and attacks targeting Jews.
- In May 2025, police reported the highest-ever number of hate crimes in the city, with Jews once again the most targeted community.
- That same month, police arrested Basel Al-Sukhon, 26, after he allegedly posted violent threats against Toronto’s Israeli community online. He was charged with uttering threats and indecent communications.
Community leaders warn the situation is deteriorating, as Jewish institutions across the city now face routine harassment and threats. For the Yorkville Jewish Centre, however, the message is clear: intimidation will only make them stand stronger.
