Christie Pits riot

Christie Pits Riot
Christie Pits Riot
	The only known photograph of the Christie Pits riot with people shown
Date	16 August 1933
Location	Christie Pits, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 43°39′53″N 79°25′15″W / 43.66472°N 79.42083°W
Caused by	Displays of swastika banners; resentment of Jewish families in The Beaches
Parties
	Location within Ontario

The Christie Pits riot occurred on 16 August 1933 at the Christie Pits (Willowvale Park) playground in Toronto, Ontario. The riot can be understood in the context of the Great Depression, antisemitism, "Swastika Clubs" and parades and resentment of "foreigners" in Toronto, and the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in Germany in 1933.^[2]

^ Exhibits – Riots at Christie Pits, Toronto: University of Toronto, archived from the original on 2024-05-22
^ Levitt, Cyril H.; Shaffir, William (1987). The riot at Christie Pits (1st ed.). Toronto: Lester & Orphen Dennys. ISBN 978-0-88619-093-4.

[1] Exhibits – Riots at Christie Pits, Toronto: University of Toronto, archived from the original on 2024-05-22

[2] Levitt, Cyril H.; Shaffir, William (1987). The riot at Christie Pits (1st ed.). Toronto: Lester & Orphen Dennys. ISBN 978-0-88619-093-4.

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