They're shooting at Jews again

Abstract distraction from reality
Dryden, ON
May 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Two locations of a beloved Toronto bagel bakery chain were attacked yesterday, with at least one of them showing evidence of gunfire.

We’ve been to Kivas many times over the years, and the never-ending wave of violence against Jewish-owned businesses continues to rattle us to our core.

Statistics Canada data puts numbers to the fear: 70% of all hate crimes that target religions in Canada are aimed at Jews - this despite the fact that we make up 0.9% of the general population. Let that sink in for a moment.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow was too busy celebrating the federal government’s Billy Bishop Airport decision, and did not feel it necessary to connect directly with members of the Jewish community. We’re used to this by now, the ignorance and indifference from the leader of Canada’s largest city, the barely concealed contempt that happily fuels Jew hatred among her base.

If you’re Jewish in Canada, a nation often considered a bastion of tolerance, the deal is stark: our fate rests in the hands of those in power who often view us with the same uninformed world view that results in shattered glass and random street assaults in the first place. They’ve run the math and have decided there aren’t enough Jewish votes to justify changing the status quo.

But here’s the thing: after they’ve come for the Jews, they’ll come for everyone else. Ms. Chow and her acolytes might want to learn from history, assuming they even care.

So don’t mind if I post trivial still-life photos of candied chocolate on an Airbnb dining room table. Because I’ll take any refuge from the relentless and increasingly normalized hatred. I have no choice but to live my life, even if I do so looking over my shoulder.

#antisemitism #enough