Suspicious Incident at Edmonton's Oldest Jewish School

0:00Police in Edmonton are probing a suspicious incident at Talmud Torah, the city's longstanding Jewish day school. A man showed up there, prompting a response that started as a mental health call, and officers took him into custody under the Mental Health Act. The Heycrimes Unit has stepped in to investigate further, while school staffs stand close touch with authorities. They also reached out directly to parents with details on what happened. This comes during a sharp rise in anti-semitic incidents nationwide, as police data shows a 178% increase in reports against Jewish people from 2020 to 2024. In Edmonton alone, two men face charges from recent anti-semitic threats, including a 31-year-old arrested in mid-December for harmful online. Post-Aimed at the Jewish community, Talmud Torah has served students since 1912, making a Canada's oldest Jewish day school, and it now offers kindergarten through grade six within the public system. Investigators are still digging into the details.

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