‘Canada Is Not a Safe Place’: Jewish Family Plans Move to Israel After Rise in Antisemitism in Canada

Montreal-born Moshe Appel says he has over the years seen members of the Jewish community leave the city for a safer life in Israel or the U.S.

Police investigate the Yeshiva Gedolah school for clues after shots were fired at two Jewish schools in Montreal on Nov. 9, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

For one Jewish family, the rise in antisemitism in Canada has motivated them to move to Israel where they say they will feel safer.

Moshe Appel said he grew up in Canada and lived in various places, including Montreal, British Columbia, and Atlantic Canada, but he’s watched as antisemitism in the country has grown.