AUSCHWITZ: A Holocaust survivor from Canada has warned about growing antisemitism in his country, calling on the nation’s leaders to take action against perpetrators.

Nate Leipciger spoke at the annual March of the Living at Auschwitz in Poland on Tuesday as thousands gathered to commemorate those killed in the Holocaust against a backdrop of growing antisemitism in the world. 

The 98-year-old said he was recently targeted in Toronto when mezuzahs (sacred parchment scrolls) were forcibly removed from apartment doors in his building. 

The violence increased in March when his synagogue was also targeted in a drive-by shooting. «The front doors and lobby were destroyed. It is terrible that we have lost our sense of security,» Leipciger told Fox News Digital. 

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«Once you lose that, you no longer know when or where the next attack might occur. It is deeply troubling to live in a free, democratic country — where everyone is meant to have equal rights — and to be persecuted in this way,» he added.

Born in Poland in 1928, Leipciger was deported to Auschwitz in 1943. He survived multiple camps and a death march before being liberated in 1945, later immigrating to Canada in 1948.

The only way to prevent history from repeating itself, he said, is to advocate for the truth and confront deception and lies.

Temple Emanu-El in Toronto, Canada was shot at on March 3, 2026. No injuries were reported. (Nick Lachance/Toronto Star)

«The running is over. For centuries, we ran. We have to stand up for our right to live as Jews in any country, including Israel, as free citizens enjoying the fruits of Western culture, of which we are part,» he added.

Since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, Canada has seen a sharp rise in antisemitism, with B’nai Brith Canada reporting 6,219 incidents in 2024 — more than double the number recorded in 2022.

While figures for 2025 have yet to be released, Public Safety Canada noted that from April to June 2025, «Among hate crimes targeting religion… the majority were directed at the Jewish community (69%).»

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Canadian Jewish communities are «extremely concerned» about a surge in antisemitism, a reality conveyed by Israeli officials both privately and publicly to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government.

«We are aware of extreme concern among Jewish communities in Canada about their safety and well-being, both as individuals and as communities, including their institutions,» Israeli Ambassador to Ottawa Ido Moed told Fox News Digital. «Israel views the recent attacks against synagogues as very serious and considers Canada among the high-risk countries in terms of shooting incidents.»

Crowds pass through the entrance of Auschwitz-Birkenau as they conclude the March of the Living on Tuesday April 14, 2026 .  (Yossi Zeliger )

Moed said Israel has offered to expand cooperation with Canada across areas including education and security coordination, and has initiated roundtable discussions on policy, regulation and best practices.

U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Yehuda Kaploun told Fox News Digital at Auschwitz that leadership accountability is critical to confronting antisemitism.

«It is incumbent upon law enforcement in various countries to designate terrorist organizations, as we have done with certain aspects of the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The world should do so collectively, and America is leading the way in that battle,» Kaploun said.

Earlier this month, shots were fired at a Jewish-owned restaurant in Toronto during Passover. In March, Israel’s minister of Diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism, Amichai Chikli, sent a letter urging Ottawa to increase efforts to protect Jewish communities after three synagogues in the Toronto area were hit by gunfire within just one week.

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Richard Marceau, senior vice president of strategic initiatives and general counsel at the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs, noted that Jewish Canadians are 25 times more likely than any other group to be victims of hate crimes.

«What we have seen in Canada is an all-level systemic failure to address Jew-hatred,» he told Fox News Digital.

«Confronting this crisis is essential not only to protect the Jewish community, but to safeguard the future of the Canadian way of life,» he continued. «All levels of government must do more to protect Canadians, including ensuring robust and consistent enforcement of existing laws, improving transparency in prosecutorial decisions, strengthening support – including financially – for community security, and addressing the drivers of radicalization in Canada.»

SanJaya Wijayakoon, an RCMP superintendent in Vancouver who joined a global law enforcement delegation on the March of the Living, said engagement with the Jewish community is central to policing.

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«A big part of our work is to build contacts and maintain strong relationships through which we can receive information, provide advice and guidance on ensuring safety, and, if something crosses the line into criminality, investigate it fully,» he said.

«I think as the years pass, fewer and fewer people within the police understand what happened in 1945 in Europe. Being in this program and on this march allows us to return and speak to our people about what I learned and observed, and they can apply it in their day-to-day work,» he added.

Sylvan Adams, president of the World Jewish Congress Israel Region, pointed to the recent synagogue shootings in Toronto and criticized the government’s response as insufficient.

«I would like to see the prime minister properly define the problem and stop pussyfooting around, pretending radical Islam does not exist,» Adams said.

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«We are under attack. Foreign actors are operating in Western countries in three areas: they are sending radical imams into mosques, they are investing massive amounts of money in educational systems and they are targeting us on social media. I find the response by Western leaders, with the exception of President Trump, to be entirely lacking,» he said.

«Everyone in the West needs to wake up. They are trying to take away our freedom. It starts with the Jews but never ends with the Jews,» he added.

President Donald Trump said he is «prepared» to appoint up to three Supreme Court justices if vacancies arise, signaling he is ready to further reshape the high court as speculation swirls around a potential retirement from Justice Samuel Alito.

Trump told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo that Alito, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, could retire and that he has a shortlist of nominees in mind, though he did not mention any names. 

The remarks sharpen the stakes around any potential vacancy, as Trump signaled he is ready to seize the opportunity to deepen the court’s conservative majority. With retirement speculation around Alito intensifying and Republicans eyeing the window before the 2026 midterms, the prospect of an opening is already putting fresh focus on succession politics. 

«In theory, it’s two — you just read the statistics — it could be two, could be three, could be one,» Trump said. «I don’t know. I’m prepared to do it. But when you mention Alito, he is a great justice.»

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Rumors about Alito, 76, potentially retiring have grown because of his age, his two-decade tenure on the bench and speculation that he may want to make sure a conservative successor is confirmed by the current Republican-led Senate, especially before the upcoming midterm elections in which Republicans are at risk of losing or seeing a diminished majority.

The rumors were further fueled when it was revealed Alito was treated last month for dehydration after becoming ill at a Federalist Society dinner. A Supreme Court spokesperson clarified at the time that the justice was «thoroughly checked» and returned to the bench the following Monday.

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Justice Clarence Thomas, an appointee of President George H.W. Bush, has drawn less retirement speculation despite being one year older than Alito at 77 and his own lengthy tenure. Thomas has been a conservative fixture on the court for more than three decades and holds a record as the second-longest serving justice in history.

President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, center, and Samuel Alito, right. (Chip Somodevilla/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump noted what he viewed as an upside to replacing Alito, who sides with him on nearly every high-profile court case, but said it would come at a cost.

«Justice Alito is an unbelievable justice, and a brilliant justice, and he gets the country,» Trump said. «He does what’s right for the country. It’s the law, and he goes by it as much as anybody, but he gets to the point. That’s good for our country. So … one way you should be, ‘Oh, I’m thrilled,’ but he’s so good.»

While many prominent conservative judges, from appellate court Judge James Ho to Florida-based federal Judge Aileen Cannon, have been floated as options in legal circles, Trump has not publicly revealed any of his preferences at this stage.

Senate Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told reporters this week he would recommend Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, or Mike Lee, R-Utah, as top candidates if Alito were to retire. Grassley emphasized that he hoped Alito would not step down but said his committee is «fully prepared» to process a nominee before the upcoming midterm elections if needed.

Cruz said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital that having his name in the mix was a «high honor» but that he did not want the job.

«The reason I’ve said no is that a principled federal judge stays out of policy fights and stays out of political fights. … But I don’t want to stay out of policy fights. I don’t want to stay out of political fights,» Cruz said. «I want to be right in the middle of them.»

Lee’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks to the 2025 Supreme Court Fellows Program Feb. 13, 2025, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. (Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/AFP)

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No president since Ronald Reagan has influenced the Supreme Court more than Trump, who secured three appointments during his first term, underscoring how Trump has shaped the 6-3 ideological divide on the court in favor of conservatives. 

George H.W. Bush appointed two, as did George W. Bush and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. Former President Joe Biden appointed one, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

El argentino Rafael Mariano Grossi, director del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA), fue elegido en las últimas horas como una de las 100 personalidades más influyentes en el mundo en 2026, listado que todos los años realiza la prestigiosa revista estadounidense Time.

«Una forma de medir la eficacia de un diplomático es si, incluso cuando la gobernanza mundial pierde popularidad, los Estados siguen abriéndole las puertas«, justificó la publicación.

Grossi es el único argentino del listado de este año, y comparte lugar en la sección «líderes» con Benjamin Netanyahu, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump y el Papa León XIV, entre otros.

Sobre su elección, la editorial destacó que “después de que las tropas rusas tomaran la planta atómica de Zaporiyia en Ucrania», ambas bandos «allanaron el camino para que un equipo de inspección encabezado por Rafael Mariano Grossi» evaluara los daños y ayudara a mantener el núcleo refrigerado.

«Irán estaba a punto de mostrar a los inspectores del OIEA una nueva instalación en junio de 2025 cuando Israel atacó, un día después de que la junta del organismo declarara que Teherán violaba el Tratado de No Proliferación Nuclear», agregó.

Grossi es uno de los principales candidatos a ser Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, organismo que, según el propio argentino, estuvo ausente en los conflictos resonantes de Ucrania y Medio Oriente. “Si miras Gaza, Sudán del Sur, el Cáucaso, India y Pakistán, Camboya, el denominador común es la ausencia de las Naciones Unidas. Esto no puede continuar”, había manifestado Grossi en diálogo con Time.

Tras conocerse el galardón, Grossi agradeció en sus redes sociales, dijo estar «honrado de ser incluido en la lista de Time de las 100 personas más influyentes del mundo este año» y reconoció que «este reconocimiento refleja el trabajo» que realiza todos los días en la OIEA «en materia de seguridad y protección nuclear, no proliferación, y los usos pacíficos de la ciencia y la tecnología nuclear para mejorar vidas en todo el mundo».

«Seguiremos construyendo sobre este importante trabajo y sobre ayudar a garantizar que el multilateralismo siga siendo apto para su propósito en el abordaje de los desafíos globales», cerró.

Honoured to be included in @TIME’s list of this year’s 100 most influential people in the world.

This recognition reflects the work we do every day at the @IAEAorg on nuclear safety and security, non-proliferation, and the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology to… pic.twitter.com/5YHIrwtfSJ

— Rafael Mariano Grossi (@rafaelmgrossi) April 15, 2026

Graduado en Ciencias Políticas en la Universidad Católica Argentina y dueño de una maestría en Relaciones Internacionales obtenida en el Instituto de Altos Estudios Internacionales de Ginebra, Grossi es un diplomático con una extensa trayectoria en asuntos mundiales y desarme nuclear.

Nació en 1961 en Buenos Aires y su labor diplomática comenzó en 1983. Desde entonces ocupó diversos cargos en la Cancillería y en el exterior, fue embajador de Argentina en Austria y representante permanente ante la ONU así como también en organismos internacionales en Viena, donde comenzó su relación con el Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA), la Organización para la Prohibición de Ensayos Nucleares y otras entidades vinculadas a la energía y la seguridad nuclear.

Entre 2010 y 2013 fue director general adjunto de la OIEA. Además, presidió la Conferencia de Examen del Tratado de No Proliferación Nuclear (TNP) en 2020, aunque la pandemia del coronavirus obligó a posponer la reunión formal.

Se convirtió en director general de la OIEA en diciembre de 2019, siendo, de esta manera, el primer latinoamericano en liderar el organismo. Durante su gestión, el Organismo tuvo que enfrentar la supervisión del programa nuclear de Irán, la seguridad de instalaciones nucleares en zonas de conflicto y la promoción de la tecnología nuclear para usos pacíficos, incluyendo la salud y el medio ambiente.

También intervino como mediador para evitar el colapso de una planta de energía nuclear que quedó atrapada en el fuego cruzado de la guerra en Ucrania y se vio involucrado en un conflicto entre Irán e Israel y Estados Unidos por el otro.

En su última aparición pública, en Seúl, Corea del Sur, Grossi se refirió al conflicto actual en Medio Oriente y advirtió que sin un control estricto al plan nuclear de Irán, cualquier acuerdo de paz será sólo “una ilusión”.

“Irán tiene un programa nuclear muy ambicioso y amplio, así que todo eso requerirá la presencia de inspectores del OIEA”, dijo Grossi a los periodistas en Seúl. “De lo contrario, no habrá un acuerdo. Habrá una ilusión de acuerdo”, agregó.

Durante la conferencia de prensa de este miércoles, Grossi también dijo que su agencia confirmó “un rápido aumento” de la actividad en instalaciones nucleares en Corea del Norte. Sus comentarios se hicieron eco de una opinión de muchos observadores extranjeros de que su líder Kim Jong-un tomó medidas para ampliar su principal complejo nuclear de Yongbyon y construir recintos adicionales de enriquecimiento de uranio desde que su diplomacia con Estados Unidos colapsó en 2019.