In Christie Pits Park in Toronto, a baseball game between local teams culminated in a significant riot between rival ethnic groups. The tensions were exacerbated by derogatory comments directed at Jewish players by spectators affiliated with the Italian-Canadian community. As the game progressed, anti-Semitic chants arose, prompting retaliatory actions from Jewish spectators. The initial scuffles quickly escalated into a larger melee, eventually involving over a thousand participants, with both sides hurling insults and objects. The riot lasted several hours, with police intervening to restore order, but not without difficulty as the violence surged in the park and surrounding streets. The clash drew considerable media attention and became emblematic of the ethnic and racial divisions prevalent in early 20th-century Toronto.The events of that evening shone a light on the socio-political climate of the time, characterized by rising anti-Semitism and xenophobic sentiments during the Great Depression. The anti-Jewish violence was not isolated; it was part of a broader pattern of intolerance towards immigrants and racial minorities in Canada. As grievances erupted into physical conflict, community leaders from Jewish and Italian descent sought to denounce the violence and promote dialogue. Neighborhoods that had previously been divided by ethnic lines began to confront their shared humanity following the event as various groups sought reconciliation.