Antisemitic events
18-06-2008 / United States
USA - Swastikas painted on doors
Swastikas were spray painted on the doors of a Bensalem business in Pennsylvania.
The anti-Semitic symbols were painted on front and side doors as well as an electronic transformer at the Pak-It Displays manufacturing center on Adams Road.
The business's owner, Bruce Blatt, who is Jewish, said he had no idea whether the graffiti was a simple act of vandalism or meant as a hate crime.
Source: www.phillyburbs.com
By: James Mcginnis
18-06-2008 / Germany
Germany - synagogue vandalized in Pinneberg
German police are investigating the vandalism of a synagogue in
Pinneberg, near Hamburg.
A stone was thrown through a window into the sanctuary.
Later, in an anonymous call to the community's office, a male voice said, "The same thing can happen more often. You've got no more peace." He concluded with the Nazi phrase of salute to Hitler, "Sieg Heil."
Source: www.jta.org
18-06-2008 / United States
USA - Vandals Spray-Paint Anti-Semitic Graffiti
Three buildings and a church bus in the city of
Greer, South Carolina, were damaged by vandals.
Vandals spray painted anti-Semitic and racist symbols and words on the outer doors of Riverside Baptist Church and on the church bus.
Greer police said surveillance video caught three juveniles committing the crimes. They were arrested.
Source: www.wyff4.com
18-06-2008 / France
France– Desecration of Tablet Memorializing Jewish Children who died in Nazi Camps
On the night between 10th and 11th of June, a monument memorializing 90 Jewish children aged from between 14 days to 6 years, who were expelled to Nazi death camps during World War II, was desecrated.
It was also defaced with hammer blows at Léon Serpollet Square in
the 18th Arrondissement in Paris.
It was also defaced with hammer blows at Léon Serpollet Square in
the 18th Arrondissement in Paris.
Source:
http://www.crif.org/
17-06-2008 / United States
USA - Swastika tagged on religious man's home
A Jewish family is upset after they found a swastika symbol tagged on their home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Mikey Weinstein says his dogs chased off unknown suspects into a waiting car.
He says that's when he turned and saw a "badly drawn swastika and cross."
Weinstein says his organization, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, has made him a target before, but he says this time it went too far.
The MRFF has a pending lawsuit against the Pentagon, claiming fundamental Christianity is pushed on U.S. soldiers.
There are currently no suspects.
Source: kob.com
Pic: kob.com
17-06-2008 / United States
USA - Swastika burned into golf course green at Northern Hills
One or more vandals etched a 10-foot Nazi swastika into a putting green and damaged equipment at Northern Hills Golf Course in Rochester, New York.
Rochester police say a grass-killing fluid, perhaps gasoline or lighter fluid was used to burn the symbol into the fifth green at the public course.
Source: http://news.postbulletin.com
17-06-2008 / France
France– Memorial Tablet Smashed and Slanderous Anti-Semitic Document Published
At Pont-sur-Sambre, on the night between June 14th and 15th, a monument memorializing the Liberation in 1944 was destroyed, and this for the second time in three years, while copies of a slanderous Anti-Semitic document were placed on the windscreens of a number of vehicles on the same weekend– we learn from (the French daily newspaper) La Voix du Nord (The Northern Voice). The document, in French, with numerous grammatical errors, repeats in general terms the heory of Jewish intrigue in the media and in the political and economic spheres, a claim that Nazi sympathizers repeatedly harp on. According to the investigators, no connection (to the perpetrators of the crime) has been determined.
Source:
http://www.crif.org/
17-06-2008 / Britain
Britain- Verbal harassment in London
The victim, who is visibly Jewish, was walking when he was shouted at from a passing vehicle. The perpetrator shouted to the victim that he did not like Jewish people. The victim then took a note of the vehicle's number plate. At this point the perpetrator told the victim not to do this and said "do you remember during the war when we took your name and gave you a number and tattoo, so don't take my number plate down".
17-06-2008 / Britain
Britain- Verbal harassment and threats in Lancashire
The victim was walking along a street near to her home in Preston when a vehicle pulled up and three Indian/Pakistani males got out. They walked towards her and as they passed her shouted "you fucking Jew, get out of this area or we will kill you, we will kill all of you, you fucking Jew". The victim picked up her pace and walked home.
17-06-2008 / Britain
Britain –Verbal abuse at school in Manchester
A group of white males entered an orthodox Jewish boys school in Salford. The perpetrators started to shout abuse at the victim which included "you fucking Jewish....."
17-06-2008 / Britain
Britain- Verbal abuse in Middlesex
The victim in Pinner received a phone call from a publication company claiming that he had ordered some books for a local Jewish school. The victim knows the company who called him as they are part of a well known scam. They try to get you to pay for books you haven't ordered. When the victim advised the caller that he was aware of what they were up to and asked him not to phone again, he was called a "fucking Jew" and the phone was put down.
17-06-2008 / Britain
Britain - Antisemitic message on the You Tube
The victim had posted a musical video on the You Tube website. The video was a recording of Jewish song revamped to celebrate Israel's 60th birthday. People had left messages of support for the video and for Israel as well as for Jews. However the perpetrator left the following message "ha ha haaaaaa fuck the jews scum fucks".
16-06-2008 / Ukraine
Ukraine - New extremist group threatens violence against Jews and immigrants
An unknown group called the Union of Young Orthodox Ukrainians made antisemitic and racist threats at a press conference in Kiev. On June 11, the group held a press conference, during which they stated that, "Ukrianians have the right to any action in defense against the kike occupation and immigrants." The group's charter calls for "cleansing from Ukrainian television screens" all "Rabinoviches"- an obvious reference to Jews - and demands a struggle against unspecified forces that supposedly aim to "destroy the Ukrainian culture, religion and nation."
Source:
http://www.fsumonitor.com/
15-06-2008 / United States
USA - All the mezuzahs stolen off apartment doors
Mezuzahs were stolen off front doors of Jewish residents in a mostly non-Jewish building. The building, 576 Eastern Parkway is a massive building which spans all the way across to Union Street and has 48 residential units out of which just 3 are occupied by Jews.
Police immediately classified the theft of the Mezuzahs as a bias crime, and ordered the Crime Scene Unit to come and ‘dust’ the door for fingerprints.
Source: www.col.org.il
15-06-2008 / Russia
Russia - Tyumen academic uses blood libel as part of state-sponsored education program
A professor at a Tyumen, Russia University asserted her belief in the medieval accusation that Jews ritually murder Christian children and use their blood to bake matzo. Worse, Professor Svetlana Shestakovaya's lecture was part of the state sponsored educational program "Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture" which has been introduced in Russian schools in several regions, at times as part of the compulsory curriculum.
Shestakovaya, an assistant professor of sociology at Tyumen State Oil-Gas University, gave a series of lectures on the topic of "Sectarian Studies" in a course geared for future teachers of the "Fundamentals" curriculum.
She reportedly defined matzo as: "A Jewish Eucharist that uses a small quantity of blood of [Christian] Orthodox people whom they [the Jews] martyred... They use a special method for killing an Orthodox child or a saint, such as when the Tsar's family was killed... they were bled because a live person needs to be stabbed before he is dead, and while he dies, the blood comes out... That's why sometimes children go missing, it's the Jews...."
The professor didn't spare other religious confessions, attacking nearly every belief system known to man that does not conform to her exclusionary view of Russian Orthodoxy.
Source: www.fsumonitor.com
15-06-2008 / Britain
Britain - Windows of kindergarten smashed in Liverpool
Twenty windows at a Jewish kindergarten had been smashed. No entry was made and there was no other damage to the location.
15-06-2008 / Britain
Britain- Antisemitic letter sent to synagogue in Middlesex
An antisemitic letter was sent to a synagogue in Northwood. It read "Hitler was such a nice man, the only mistake he did is to let too many of you alive! Ah, ah, ah!"
15-06-2008 / Britain
Britain- Threat call to synagogue in Leicester
A phone call was made to a synagogue stating that it was going to be blown up and it should be blown up. The perpetrator had a strong Scottish accent and sounded very drunk.
14-06-2008 / Britain
Britain – Abusive Behaviour towards security personnel in London
The victim was on security duty outside a synagogue when a vehicle drove past and the driver swore at him. The perpetrator said "Jewish" something and stuck his finger up at him.
14-06-2008 / France
France – Mezuzah Ripped from Doorpost of Jewish Home in Grenoble
A Jewish man discovered that the mezuzah at the entrance to his apartment had been ripped from its place. A complaint was lodged with the Police.
