Jewish Student Sues University for Antisemitism

0:00It's April 24th. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. A Jewish student at Toronto Metropolitan University named Leatt Schwartz is suing the school for more than $1,300,000. She claims the campus turned toxic with anti-semitism and harassment right after the October 7th, 2023 attacks in Israel. Filed on March 13th in Ontario Superior Court, her lawsuit hits TMU for ignoring its own conduct policies and letting a poison environment, faster for Jewish students. Schwartz joined a pro-Israel group last September and things escalated fast. Pro-Palestinian rallies featured chants and graffiti-like from the river to the sea and calls for intifada, which she sees as direct threats. One big incident involved a student group editing photos with red triangles, Hamas symbols over Israeli speakers' heads, sparking vile comments online. One came on November 5th, 2025 attack on her that she blames on the schools in action.

1:03Schwartz feels isolated, but wants to speak up for other Jewish students, feeling scared and alone. She stopped going to classes in person, taken a leave, and plans to switch universities next fall. TMU says it takes anti-semitism seriously, reviews every complaint, and offers support like counseling, but won't comment on the case and plans to. Fight it hard. This isn't isolated. It's part of a wave of lawsuits by Jewish students against Canadian schools like TMU, UBC, and others since October 7th. Groups like the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs back her, calling out organized extremism, targeting Jews on campuses. Another TMU sued by Nicole Suarez is in discovery with mediation set. Schwartz wrestles with advising others, stick around for unique programs like fashion, but if you can transfer without the fear, do it. The fights just heating up as Schwartz sort through these claims.