Burning object thrown against entrance door of synagogue in Vancouver

The association said the incident occurred last Thursday at 9:30 p.m. in the Shaarey Tzedek Synagogue. The damage was minor and fortunately no one was injured. The association described the incident as a “deliberate act of hatred” and “an attempt to intimidate the Jewish community.”

Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt mentioned that people in the synagogue heard “a noise from outside” at that time.

In Canada, it was said that a passerby alerted the congregation that their building was burning. “One of the worshipers extinguished the flames with his jacket,” Rabbi Rosenblatt said on Friday morning.

“A Vancouver synagogue was attacked last night in another heinous act of anti-Semitism,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on X. “We cannot tolerate this hatred and violence. This is not the Canada we want to be.”

The association said Vancouver police and fire departments inspected the building and declared it safe to reopen.

In recent days, two other serious incidents against Jews have occurred in Canada, in which no injuries were reported. Shots were fired at two Jewish schools in Montreal and Toronto.