The Riot at Christie Pits

by William Shaffir and Cyril Levitt

Ethnic tensions had been rising in Toronto throughout the hot summer of 1933. Hitler had recently come to power in Germany and some residents of the eastern beaches neighbourhood had formed "Swastika Clubs" to protect their community from "undesirable elements."

On August 16, at Toronto's Christie Pits, a baseball game between two local teams - one made up of Jewish players - ignited the simmering resentments. Some troublemakers unfurled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1988326087
• ISBN13: 9781988326085
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: New Jewish Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"