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‘Disturbing’: Belleville, Ont., synagogue receives antisemitic flyers after shooting

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Digital, G. (2026, October 2). ‘Disturbing’: Belleville, Ont., synagogue receives antisemitic flyers after shooting. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12085774/belleville-synagogue-faces-antisemitism/

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In Belleville, Ontario, police are investigating antisemitic flyers distributed in the city's east end less than two weeks after a gunman was killed attempting to attack the Sons of Jacob Synagogue on Yom Kippur. The incident is particularly disturbing as it follows a shooting that left an officer seriously injured and prompted synagogues across Canada to review their security measures. Norman Weddum, president of the targeted synagogue, described the flyer distribution as "disgusting" and noted that multiple flyers blaming Jewish people for various societal issues were found near the synagogue and throughout the city's east end. Police Chief Murray Rodd stated they are in contact with community leaders to ensure safety and have been proactive by continuing patrols around religious spaces.

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Belleville Jewish Ont Sons of Jacob The Canadian Armed Forces

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Jewish NORP · 4× Sons of Jacob ORG · 2× Weddum PERSON · 2× Belleville GPE · 1× Jeff Smith PERSON · 1× Norman Weddum PERSON · 1× Ont GPE · 1× Sean Ward PERSON · 1× Smith PERSON · 1× Ward PERSON · 1×

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The shooting was widely condemned by politicians and prompted synagogues and Jewish institutions elsewhere to review their security measures. Weddum said Sons of Jacob has held some services since the attack and will hold another Friday evening.
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🔮 “The number of flyers that were distributed and posted, it couldn’t have been done by one person,” he said.
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‘Disturbing’: Belleville, Ont., synagogue receives antisemitic flyers after shooting · assertive framing

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Antisemitic flyers were distributed this week to a Belleville, Ont., synagogue targeted in a shooting last month as well as the surrounding neighbourhoods, the synagogue’s president said Friday. asserted
president → distribute → shooting
Norman Weddum said he woke up Thursday morning to find four different flyers blaming Jewish people “for everything under the sun” had been distributed overnight to the Sons of Jacob synagogue and throughout the city’s east end. asserted
flyers → say → end
“The number of flyers that were distributed and posted, it couldn’t have been done by one person,” he said. asserted
he → distribute → person
Police said they’re aware of the flyers and are “actively investigating.” asserted
they → say → flyers
Weddum said the incident is particularly “disturbing” in the wake of the Sept. 20 attack police have described as a thwarted mass killing of Jewish worshippers at the start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. asserted
police → say → calendar
Police have said the shooter, 29-year-old Sean Ward, had multiple guns, large amounts of ammunition, gasoline and the motive to carry out an extended attack when he opened fire on an officer stationed outside the synagogue. asserted
he → say → synagogue
Get breaking National news Const. Jeff Smith suffered multiple gunshot wounds but “stayed engaged” with the shooter and soon after, a second officer arrived and joined the shootout, they said. asserted
they → get → shootout
No one inside the synagogue was hurt but Smith is expected to undergo multiple surgeries. asserted
Smith → hurt → surgeries
Ward was fatally injured and died in hospital the next day. asserted
Ward → injure → hospital
The Canadian Armed Forces have since said that Ward was a former soldier who served for about five years before he was released from the military at the rank of corporal in 2022. asserted
he → say → 2022
The shooting was widely condemned by politicians and prompted synagogues and Jewish institutions elsewhere to review their security measures. Weddum said Sons of Jacob has held some services since the attack and will hold another Friday evening. asserted
Sons → condemn → evening
“We’re trying to get people back into the building, and I think it’s helping,” he said in a phone interview Friday. asserted
he → try → interview
“They were traumatized, and it’s going to be a long healing process. asserted
it → traumatize → ?
But we are working on it, and we are not going to be stopped by it.” asserted
we → work → it
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