Scarlett Grace is best known in Ontario as a singer and songwriter with a growing fan base. But in recent months, she has found another calling: speaking out against antisemitism at a time when, she says, too many Canadians remain silent.
In an interview on Wingate News with Rabbi Elchanan Poupko, Grace described the atmosphere in Canada as “dystopian, like we’ve gone back 80 years in time.” Although not Jewish herself, she has become one of the most outspoken non-Jewish voices challenging the surge of anti-Israel protests and hostility toward Jews in her country.
“Why don’t you speak out?” she asked, flipping the question she is so often asked. “Everybody has a voice. Whether you have 20 followers or 20,000, you should be using it to stand up for what’s right.”
Grace acknowledged the personal cost of her advocacy—losing friends, facing online attacks—but insists that silence is far more dangerous. She argues that political leaders and much of the media have failed to confront antisemitism honestly, leaving ordinary citizens to decide whether they will speak up or look away.
Her words have resonated deeply within the Jewish community, where she has been embraced as an ally. Still, Grace insists her motivation is not gratitude but conviction. “Did we not learn our lesson from the Holocaust?” she asked. “If people can’t feel safe identifying as Jewish in Canada, then we have failed as a society.”
The interview also explored what the future might hold for Canadian Jewry fifty years from now. Grace warned that without cultural change, the community could face lasting challenges, but she urged Jews not to hide their identity. “If you want to ever see the streets being safe for Jewish people again, you can’t hide,” she said.
Grace’s voice, both on stage and off, now carries a different kind of resonance. As she put it: “If one lone five-foot-three woman can stand with a sign in front of 10,000 people, so can you.”
👉 Watch the full interview here: Scarlett Grace on Wingate News.
