Posted: May 03, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 3
Highlighted incidents in Winnipeg include a group attacking a student, telling them that Jews should go back to the ovens, and a swastika being spray-painted on a private residence.(Thomas Haentzschel/Associated Press)
While the Prairies rated lower than other areas of the country in documented instances of antisemitism, community members are concerned about a number of Winnipeg incidents highlighted in a national report.
B nai Brith Canada released its
2020 annual audit of antisemitic incidents last week. The report gathers data on incidents of harassment, vandalism and violence against Jewish people in Canada.
Four years ago, when Siddiqui first heard news of the mosque shooting in Quebec City, she was shocked but not overly surprised, she said.
Since the Twin Towers fell in New York on Sep. 11, 2001, Siddiqui experienced many instances of Islamophobia, she said. Before the shooting in Quebec City, she felt something was going to happen, but didn t expect the incident would be in Canada.
The fact the shooting happened at a mosque was also a deliberate message to all Muslims, she said.
Six men died in the attack on the Quebec Mosque. They are, clockwise from left, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Azzedine Soufiane, Abdelkrim Hassane, Ibrahima Barry, Aboubaker Thabti and Khaled Belkacemi.(CBC)