Punishing “Privilege”: Antisemitic Hate Crime in Canada
Matthew Stein,
Barbara Perry,
Irina Levit
Abstract:Both federal government and civil society organization data point to consistently rising incidents of antisemitic narratives and acts across Canada. In spite of this, antisemitic hate crime has not been the focus of any academic research here, some would argue because Jews are not typically thought to be an at-risk community. Rather, the Jewish community is thought to occupy a relatively privileged place in society which shields them from bias motivated attacks. Countering this narrative, our study, based in O… Show more
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