Vancouver Jewish Community concerned by rise in antisemitic hate incidents (Alberta Jewish News)
At a press conference today, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) revealed that the Vancouver Jewish community experienced a 62 percent increase in police-reported antisemitic hate incidents in 2023 compared to 2022. 33 of 47 incidents targeting the Jewish community occurred after the October 7 terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas.
“These numbers show the public what our community already knows,” said Nico Slobinsky, Vice President Pacific Region, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). “When an antisemitic incident occurs every two and a half days, it negatively affects how Jewish community members feel in public, at work, and our communal spaces.”
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