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Fires set outside a Jewish school, stolen Israeli flags and hate mail sent to synagogues were among 22 cases of anti-Semitism reported in Edmonton last year, according to B’nai Brith Canada.

The cases contributed to what the Jewish human rights advocacy organization said was a rise in anti-Semitism across the country in 2017.

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The group’s annual audit reported 1,752 hate-related complaints nationwide, a 1.4 per cent increase from 2016.

Alberta accounted for 206 of those cases.

In Edmonton, the majority of the reports were tied to vandalism.

Three fires were set outside the Talmud Torah School in July 2017.

Police arrested two suspects, who were also believed to be responsible for a series of arsons in the Callingwood area.

In December, 14 synagogues across Canada received anti-Semitic hate mail, including Edmonton’s Beth Israel Synagogue and Temple Beth Ora. The flyer depicted a bleeding Star of David with a swastika drawn over it and it originated out of southern Alberta.