A fire at Nöam, a popular kosher Italian and Mediterranean restaurant in Montreal, is being investigated as arson. The blaze broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday, causing major damage to the restaurant and an adjacent business. Firefighters battled the fire for hours; no injuries were reported. Police are searching for a person seen fleeing the scene, according to JewishBreakingNews.
The overnight fire at Nöam, a kosher restaurant on Décarie Boulevard, is being treated as suspicious by Montreal police. A person was seen fleeing the area shortly before the blaze, authorities said. The fire caused extensive damage to the restaurant and a neighboring business. No injuries have been reported.
The incident adds to a pattern of antisemitic attacks on Jewish-owned businesses in Canada, as previously reported by The Zioneer. In late July, a Jewish-owned bakery in Toronto was struck by gunfire, and in June, a shooting in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges district left three dead. The motive for the fire remains unclear, and police have not yet identified a suspect. The Zioneer will continue to follow developments.
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