Posts Tagged: antisemitic hate crime
‘A Significant Deterrent’: US Jewish Groups Praise Conviction of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter
As the perpetrator of the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Oct. 2018 was convicted Friday of dozens...
‘We Are Everywhere’: Swastika Found on Door of Professor at University of Delaware
An unknown person or group tacked a drawing of a swastika on the office door of a University of Delaware English professor this week, according...
Swastika Scratched Into Skin of Autistic Jewish Student
The FBI has launched an investigation to determine who etched a swastika into the back of a 17-year-old autistic Jewish student from Las Vegas, the...
Father of Antisemitic Hate Crime Victim Pleads for Justice at New York City Council Hearing
The father of a Jewish man who was brutally assaulted and pepper sprayed in a 2021 antisemitic hate crime has criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin...
‘Disturbing Force’: Vandal Again Topples Menorah at San Diego State Chabad House
A man vandalized the Chabad House at San Diego State University on Sunday night, marking the third time since April 2021 that the Jewish center, which...
Menorah in Coney Island Destroyed Amid Wave of Antisemitic Vandalism Incidents Across the World
A menorah in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York was vandalized this week. Others across the world have met the same fate, according to...
‘Lack of Leads’: University of Michigan Closes Case on Alleged Antisemitic Assault
The University of Michigan Police Department has closed its investigation of an antisemitic assault that occurred on campus in November. On the afternoon of Nov. 12,...
Jewish Boys Allegedly Chased by Men With Tasers in Flatbush, Brooklyn
Several men, one armed with a taser, chased a group of Jewish boys in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, a local Jewish community...
Hanukkah Bus Attack Investigation Closed By London Police
London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is no longer pursuing the men who in 2021 attacked a bus of Jewish teenagers celebrating Hanukah. According to Jewish News,...
NYPD Seeking Information on Three Suspects in Antisemitic Hate Crime and Attempted Robbery
The New York Police Department is searching for three suspects in an antisemitic hate crime and attempted robbery that took place on June 2. The New...
University of Maryland Student Arrested for Repeatedly Sending Antisemitic Messages to Female Jewish Schoolmate
A student at the University of Maryland (UMD) has been arrested for committing an antisemitic hate crime against a Jewish student, an email announcement sent...
Suspect Arrested in Arson Attack That Destroyed Historic Minnesota Synagogue
A suspect has been arrested in an arson attack that almost completely destroyed a Duluth, Minnesota synagogue last week. City officials announced Sunday that Matthew James...
Jewish Cemetery Vandalism in Rochester Prompts NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Call for Investigation
Vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in Rochester raised the specter Thursday of a local version of the antisemitic hate crimes seen elsewhere across the country. Throughout...
Antisemitic Incidents in UK Spike in First Half of 2016
Antisemitic hate incidents jumped in the first half of this year as the Jewish community was targeted three times every day, figures have revealed. The Community...