Survivor of Christie Pits riot recalls dark day in Toronto’s history

Posted August 9, 2013 9:08 pm.

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CityNews reporter Saphia Khambalia sits down with one of the few survivors who saw the shameful display of anti-Semitism eight decades ago.

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