Toronto city councillor James Pasternak (York Centre) is calling for swift action after mezuzahs were torn from doorposts at a seniors housing complex in North York, describing the incident as an act of hate against Jewish residents.

Pasternak said all mezuzahs at 6250 Bathurst Street, a Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation (TSHC) building, were removed. He confirmed that he had spoken with the building’s rabbi and connected residents with Toronto police’s 32 Division.

“This is an act of hate directed at Jewish residents — seniors who deserve safety, stability, and dignity in their own homes,” Pasternak wrote in a statement shared on social media. “There is no excuse for targeting people because they are Jewish. Toronto cannot look the other way while seniors are intimidated in their hall

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