Report On Anti-Semitism In York Region

There were 53 cases of anti-Semitism in York Region last year, according to an audit released by B'nai Brith Canada.
The majority of the cases happened in Thornhill with 35 occurrences, followed by eight in Richmond Hill, seven in Newmarket and three in Markham.
The incidents in York Region are among the 445 across the GTA, which included harassment, vandalism and violence.
B'nai Brith said the number of GTA cases is up 6.5 per cent over last year.

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