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Daniel Held, chief program officer at the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, speaks during a rally outside Bais Chaya Mushka on Monday morning.

A crowd of supporters, community members and politicians rallied in North York Monday to denounce hatred and antisemitism after shots were fired at a Jewish girls’ elementary school over the weekend. A crowd of supporters, community members and politicians rallied in North York Monday to denounce hatred and antisemitism after shots were fired at a Jewish girls' elementary school over the weekend.

"It was a deliberate attempt to spread fear across our entire Jewish community — to make us cower and hide who we are," Held told a crowd of onlookers who had gathered in the rain. "We're not going to ignore the obvious, you know, what occurred here and what the target of the shooting was," Toronto police Insp. Paul Krawczyk said at a news conference over the weekend.A crowd gathered outside Bais Chaya Mushka Monday after a shooting over the weekend. Several politicians spoke at Monday's rally including Mayor Olivia Chow, who called the shooting a "despicable, antisemitic act.

"We are here with a message, asking Canadians to stand up shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community in defence of democracy, civility, human rights and the rule of law," Lecce said.

 

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