Aedan O’Connor: I fled Toronto’s antisemitism for a life of Jewish pride in Miami

Sitting in a cafe in Miami, I check my phone. I see a friend has sent me a video of my childhood synagogue, Holy Blossom Temple, in Toronto, at Passover. That’s where I grew up, going to services, attending Hebrew school, and proudly chanting from the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah as a Jewish-Canadian girl. The video showed what, sadly, is necessary to celebrate Passover in Toronto — no fewer than eight police vehicles, including a K-9 unit and two SWAT teams. Read More