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Dec 16, 2020 · The Christie Pits Riot occurred on 16 August 1933 in Toronto, Ontario. It remains one of the worst outbreaks of ethnic violence in Canadian history with over 10,000 participants and spectators. The riot was sparked by Nazi-inspired youth flying a swastika flag at a public baseball game to antagonize and provoke Jewish Canadians.
The riot occurred in the midst of the Great Depression and six months after Adolf Hitler took power in Germany.The Toronto papers, including the Toronto Telegram and the Toronto Daily Star, as well as the Yiddish journal, Der Yiddisher Zhurnal, reported on how Jews were being dismissed from professions in Germany, including lawyers, professors, and teachers, as well as incidents of violence ...
Aug 4, 2023 · The Evening Telegram dated August 1, 1933: Toronto “Swastikas” Arouse Jews On August 14, 1933, more than 11,000 people attached themselves to the steep sides of Christie Pits.
Aug 9, 2013 · In 1933 Toronto anti-Semitism and the use of the swastika was prevalent, until some proud Jewish men fought back. ... To be a Jew in Toronto in 1933 was to be a second-class citizen, says Joe ...
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Jun 24, 2019 · Census records of the City of Toronto Archives can tell us a great deal. The population of Toronto in the 1930s was overwhelmingly British. Over 2/3 of Torontonians were either born in Britain or directly descended from those who were. Toronto the Good was largely Anglo-Saxon and Protestant. The single largest minority group were Jews.
Aug 16, 2013 · In a news release, the groups said the game was held to "show just how far this city has come since the dark days of 1933; not only for the Jewish community but as a leading multicultural city in ...
Aug 16, 2013 · The historic Christie Pits riots – which took place in a west Toronto park on August 16, 1933, erupted when a Nazi club taunted Jews with swastikas after a ball game. “Members pulled out a ...
