Mezuzah

Auschwitz survivor says he feels 'vulnerable' after mezuzah stolen from his Toronto senior home

Nate Leipciger, a 97-year-old survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Dachau, lives in the affected building. “I feel vulnerable; they invaded under my skin," he said.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Nate Leipciger
Mezuzah at Shalom Kosher

Mezuzahs torn from Toronto seniors’ apartment building in second incident in month

“The intent of the perpetrators is clear, Jews are not welcome and do not belong in our communities,” said B’nai Brith Canada.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Data on Antisemitic Incidents

CAM Weekly Antisemitism Report – Mezuzahs stolen in Toronto

In a shocking act of antisemitic vandalism, multiple mezuzahs were torn down from the doorways of Jewish residents of a Toronto retirement home.

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
Pro-Palestinian protestors wave flags and signs in Toronto, Ontario, on September 10, 2025. (illustrative)

Toronto mayor condemns mezuzah thefts from Jewish seniors as ‘vile antisemitism’

Many tenants are older, Russian-speaking Jews who use a small synagogue in the building. He added that the mezuzahs had been firmly affixed to the doorframes, requiring effort to remove.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER

California Jewish legislators hang mezuzahs on office doors

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that bars landlords and homeowners associations from prohibiting their tenants from affixing mezuzahs to their doors and door frames.

AUGUST 15, 2019BySAM SOKOL
A mezuzah

Jewish Caucus hangs mezuzahs in CA State Capitol as "Mezuzah Bill" passes

According to a release by California state legislators, the bill was a Jewish Caucus priority bill, co-authored by every member of the caucus.

AUGUST 14, 2019ByLEON SVERDLOV
California state Capitol

British property company bans mezuzahs on London building

Following publication of the ban by several media outlets, Warwick Estates retracted the ban and apologized.

NOVEMBER 26, 2018ByJEREMY SHARON
A mezuzah