Sunday, July 19, 2026
Montreal police make arrests in connection with incidents targeting Hasidic Jews
The Montreal police have arrested two suspects in connection with a string of incidents targeting Hasidic Jewish men in the city’s Outremont and Mile End neighbourhoods.
According to the community, several men were accosted and harassed as they left synagogues on the evening of July 3. At least three had their traditional fur hats, or shtreimels, stolen from them.
“Such acts have no place in Montreal, in Quebec, or anywhere,” the Jewish Hasidic Council of Quebec said in a statement Wednesday. “While these arrests mark an important milestone, the judicial process must now take its course.”
According to the community, several men were accosted and harassed as they left synagogues on the evening of July 3. At least three had their traditional fur hats, or shtreimels, stolen from them.
“Such acts have no place in Montreal, in Quebec, or anywhere,” the Jewish Hasidic Council of Quebec said in a statement Wednesday. “While these arrests mark an important milestone, the judicial process must now take its course.”
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