Tag: Hate Crime
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UWS residents clean up after Effy’s, a neighborhood kosher cafe, is hit with anti-Israel graffiti
Effys Café, a kosher establishment on the Upper West Side, was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti in March 2024, leading to police investigating the incident as a hate crime.
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Calls mount to investigate antisemitism in killing of San Diego Jewish dentist Benjamin Harouni
Benjamin Harouni, a Jewish dentist in San Diego, was tragically killed, and his brother believes it was a hate crime fueled by antisemitism.
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Swiss police are investigating after Jewish man is stabbed in Zurich in possible hate crime
In Zurich, Switzerland, a 50-year-old Orthodox Jewish man was stabbed and hospitalized with life-threatening injuries in a potential hate crime.
The AJC's State of Antisemitism in America Report found that one in five American Jews reported that local businesses where they live have been targeted by antisemitism in the past five years.
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Police: Jewish man struck with baseball bat in Staten Island by assailant who called him ‘dirty Jew’
A Jewish man was attacked in Staten Island by a man wielding a baseball bat who called him a "dirty Jew," according to police.
Jewish Dallas City Council member, Cara Mendelsohn, discovered a display of fake, bloodstained infant body bags outside her home, accompanied by spray-painted words saying "baby killer" and inverted red triangles, which some interpret as a symbol of violent Palestinian resistance.
Genesse Moreno, a woman who opened fire in a Texas megachurch, was armed with an AR-15 rifle that had a Palestine sticker on it.
A Jewish student in Berlin, Lahav Shapira, was attacked and seriously injured in a bar, with his family alleging it was a hate crime.
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D.C. Police arrest Lyft driver who allegedly assaulted Chabad rabbi, now say it was possible hate crime
A Lyft driver in Washington D.C. has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a Chabad rabbi and the case is now being treated as a possible hate crime.
Mohammed Said Othman, the last of the five men who attacked Joseph Borgen in an antisemitic assault in 2021, has been sentenced to three years in prison for attempted gang assault and assault as a hate crime.
The podcast delves into a recent incident where a Chabad rabbi was beaten by a ride-share driver in DC, highlighting the increasing violence against Jews post-10/7 and its potential connection to the border issue.
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Why did London police take a half-hour to respond to an antisemitic attack despite 10 phone calls for help?
London police are facing criticism for taking nearly half an hour to respond to an antisemitic attack in Leicester Square, one of the city's busiest tourist areas, despite 10 calls for help from the victims.
The article discusses the resurgence of swastikas and the increase in anti-Jewish hatred, particularly in the form of Israel-hatred.
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Police say fire at Toronto Jewish deli was likely a hate crime. A local rabbi is not surprised
A fire that occurred at a Jewish deli in Toronto is being investigated by police as a hate crime.
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US court sentences white supremacist who threatened Pittsburgh jurors, witnesses to 6 years
Hardy Lloyd, a white supremacist and self-proclaimed reverend, has been sentenced to over six years in prison for threatening jurors and witnesses involved in the trial of the man who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018.
Mohammed Othman, who attacked Joseph Borgen in New York City in May 2021, has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison.
Hate crimes against Jews in Toronto have reached a concerning level, with 147 reported incidents in 2023, more than double the previous year, largely triggered by events related to Israel.
A man named Brent Wood has been arrested in connection with an antisemitic attack outside a synagogue in Washington, D.C. The attack occurred when Wood allegedly sprayed an unknown substance on two individuals while shouting an anti-Semitic phrase.
A 28-year-old man named Michael Jackson-Bolanos has been charged with the murder of Samantha Woll, the president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit.
Raphy Nissel, a member of the Young Israel of North Beverly Hills synagogue, was attacked on his way to prayer services by a stranger who swung a belt at him and called him a Jew.
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Man charged with hate crime in alleged robbery and assault on Jews in Beverly Hills on Shabbat
A man has been arrested and charged with a hate crime after allegedly assaulting a Jewish man and making antisemitic remarks in Beverly Hills.
Several kosher restaurants in the United States have received public support following incidences of vandalism or break-ins.
The author, a senior at Rutgers University, reflects on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on college campuses.
In this Antisemitism Monitor, several incidents of antisemitism are highlighted from different parts of the world.
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Vermont Jewish groups condemn shooting of 3 Palestinian students being investigated as a hate crime
In Burlington, Vermont, three Palestinian college students were shot, with the incident being investigated as a possible hate crime.