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TORONTO Police are investigating the neighbourhood surrounding a Toronto Jewish elementary school, which is attached to a synagogue, after it was the target of anti-Semitic graffiti Thursday night.
A swastika and "Islam will rule" was scrawled on the walls of Robbins Hebrew Academy, a school for hundreds of elementary school students, Staff Sgt. Brian Kenny said.
The school is attached to Beth Tikvah Synagogue.
Kenny said the building's superintendent reported the crime to police at 6 p.m. Thursday, although the wall could have been defaced earlier that day.
"It's obviously a very contentious issue and we have our detectives on it to figure out who and why someone would do this," he said, noting that the North York region had a large population of Jewish residents. "It would inflame this area."
He said police returned to the scene Friday morning to canvass the neighbourhood and to review surveillance from a camera mounted on the wall.
Describing the incident as alarming, Shimon Fogel, CEO of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy said the organization's primary concern was the safety of the school and synagogue's staff.
"We know that this outrageous act will be condemned by Canadian Muslims and members of all faith communities who share our commitment to security, peace and respect for all faiths," he said in a statement.
Swastika scrawled on Jewish elementary school
A swastika and "Islam will rule" was scrawled on the walls of Robbins Hebrew Academy, a school for hundreds of elementary school students, Staff Sgt. Brian Kenny said.
The school is attached to Beth Tikvah Synagogue.
Kenny said the building's superintendent reported the crime to police at 6 p.m. Thursday, although the wall could have been defaced earlier that day.
"It's obviously a very contentious issue and we have our detectives on it to figure out who and why someone would do this," he said, noting that the North York region had a large population of Jewish residents. "It would inflame this area."
He said police returned to the scene Friday morning to canvass the neighbourhood and to review surveillance from a camera mounted on the wall.
Describing the incident as alarming, Shimon Fogel, CEO of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy said the organization's primary concern was the safety of the school and synagogue's staff.
"We know that this outrageous act will be condemned by Canadian Muslims and members of all faith communities who share our commitment to security, peace and respect for all faiths," he said in a statement.
Swastika scrawled on Jewish elementary school
