Tearing down a missing girl’s posters is grotesque
A 14-year-old girl named Esther, who is on the autism spectrum, has been missing since May 15 in Toronto. Her family is offering a $25,000 reward for information about her whereabouts, while they face the distressing situation of people tearing down posters that seek to locate her. The family is concerned that this act may be linked to rising antisemitism, as Esther comes from a visibly Orthodox Jewish family.
- ▪Esther, also known as Esti, disappeared from Earl Bales Park in Toronto on May 15.
- ▪Her family is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to her safe return.
- ▪Posters advertising her disappearance are being torn down shortly after being put up, causing distress to her family.
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Open this photo in gallery:A poster lies on the ground in an area of Earl Bales Park in Toronto, as efforts continue to locate 14-year-old Esther last Wednesday.Chris Young/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountIt is every parent’s nightmare: a missing child. One Toronto family is living that nightmare – and more. A 14-year-old girl named Esther, known as Esti, disappeared on May 15 from Toronto’s Earl Bales Park at Bathurst Ave. and Sheppard Ave. There was a confirmed sighting just after midnight on May 16, about a half-hour walk south. She is on the autism spectrum, and when she left home, she was not wearing shoes.
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