As Toronto raised the Palestinian flag over City Hall for the first time, the most powerful image of the day came not from the ceremony, but from a lone woman standing across Nathan Phillips Square. Wrapped in the blue-and-white flag of Israel, Miriam Mattova walked with silent courage into a moment charged with tension and fear for many Jews worldwide. Without signs, chants, or a crowd behind her, she became a symbol of resilience — confronting rising antisemitism simply by refusing to hide her identity. In a city where a Jewish woman now needs police protection to stand visibly as herself, Miriam’s quiet defiance spoke louder than any speech: a solitary stand for dignity, pride, and the right to exist without fear.