ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

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1 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents WARNING: Some of the incidents below include graphic language and content. Month State City of Incident Incident Type Incident Location Audit Text January Arizona Paradise Valley Harassment Business June Arizona Glendale March Arizona Scottsdale Harassment Home/ July Arizona Phoenix Home/ July Arizona Glendale Harassment Home/ December Arizona Gilbert Home/ December Arizona Chandler Harassment Jewish February Arizona Paradise Valley Non-Jewish February Arizona Tucson Harassment Non-Jewish February Arizona Scottsdale Non-Jewish February Arizona Paradise Valley Harassment Non-Jewish March Arizona Phoenix Harassment Non-Jewish March Arizona Phoenix Non-Jewish May Arizona Vail Harassment Non-Jewish October Arizona Tucson Harassment Non-Jewish May Arizona Phoenix Harassment Public Area Local business received anti-semitic fliers via fax. Professor made anti-semitic comments to Jewish student. Anti-Semitic fliers distributed at homes. Jewish couple returned home to find a swastika and the word "Jew" spray painted on their mailbox. Ongoing anti-semitic harassment from neighbor. Swastikas were drawn around a residential neighborhood. ed threat to Jewish organization. Elementary school building defaced with swastikas. Jewish student harassed by peers with Holocaust "jokes." Four incidents reported of children drawing swastikas at local school. Students made jokes about concentration camps and performed the Nazi salute. Jewish student being harassed for wearing Star of David necklace. Racist, anti-semitic graffiti at high school. Ongoing anti-semitic harassment and bullying at a school. Jewish high school student victim of anti-semitic bullying at school. A Jewish woman was verbally harassed by a bus driver and another individual for being Jewish. 1 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

2 January Arkansas Little Rock Harassment Business March Arkansas Little Rock Non-Jewish January California Ukiah Harassment Business January California Los Angeles Harassment Business February California La Jolla Business February California Santa Barbara Harassment Business Local business received threatening, anti-semitic that included warnings that "Christ killers" would be "purged." Swastika vandalism at school. Perpetrator threw a coin at the victim and said, "Are you going to pick it up, Jew?" Network-attached printers spammed with anti-semitic fliers. Anti-Semitic graffiti drawn in restroom of supermarket. Notes with anti-semitic messages slipped into copies of newspaper for distribution. February California North Hollywood Business Skinhead vandalism at coffee shop. Graffiti included SS symbols, swastikas, March California Los Angeles Business March California Los Angeles Business April California Studio City Harassment Business June California Costa Mesa Harassment Business July California Davis Harassment Business July California Riverside Harassment Business August California Granada Hills Business October California Los Angeles Harassment Business October California San Francisco Business October California Studio City Business November California Palm Desert Harassment Business November California Vista Harassment Business Swastika graffiti. "Jew rats" written on building wall. Jewish employee victim of anti- Semitic comments by supervisor. Imam at a mosque made anti- Semitic conspiracy claims about Israel and the Jews. Imam incites violence against Jews in Friday sermon. Imam at mosque made anti-semitic remarks during Friday sermon, which included a call to Allah to destroy the Jewish people. Swastika discovered in a Walgreens bathroom. A jewelry store received an anti- Semitic letter A dentist's office was tagged with a swastika and racist graffiti. Jewish store owner discovered a swastika drawn on his store. Jewish member of a country club was called a "Jew bastard," along with other offensive expletives, by another member. Anti-Semitic harassment by board members of home owners association. 2 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

3 December California San Diego Harassment Business Anti-Semitic harassment of business by phone and Facebook. January California of California Berkeley January California Stanford Network-connected printers spammed with anti-semitic and homophobic fliers Someone drew swastikas on the entrance to student housing buildings. January California Stanford Network-connected printers spammed with anti-semitic fliers. January California Stanford February California of Southern California Someone drew a swastika on the exterior wall of a campus building. Outside vendor sold Nazi-themed shirts on campus. February California Cupertino Anti-Semitic fliers posters on campus. Messages included: "Jews are controling [sic] what you believe," and "The Holocaust is a lie" February California De Anza Community College February California of San Diego March California of California, Berkeley April California Cal State Long Beach Anti-Semitic and Holocaust denial flyers were posted on campus. Five swastikas found in men's room. Anti-Semitic and anti-gay fliers printed by network-attached printers. Anti-Semitic flyers attributed by white supremacist group posted around campus. May California UC Santa Cruz UCSC Hillel Israeli Independence Day event was disrupted by members of the Afrikan Black Student Alliance who tore down an Israeli flag and yelled "Fuck Jewish Slugs" and "free Palestine." May California San Francisco State September California Stanford September California Cal State Long Beach October California Stanford White supremacist fliers posted at San Francisco State. Swastika drawing found outside a residence hall. Fliers that included pictures of Hitler and swastikas with the message "finish what he started" were posted around the Multicultural Center. Swastika drawn on an academic building on campus. October California CSUN December California Stanford 3 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents A swastika and derogatory statements were painted on a walkway on campus. Swastika was drawn using permanent marker on a car door on campus.

4 January California Lake Balboa Home/ February California San Francisco Harassment Home/ February California Oak Park Harassment Home/ February California Tarzana Harassment Home/ February California San Francisco Harassment Home/ February California San Diego Home/ February California San Clemente Home/ February California Los Angeles Home/ March California Tarzana Home/ April California Chula Vista Home/ June California Berkeley Home/ July California San Mateo Harassment Home/ September California Los Angeles Home/ September California Fountain Valley Home/ October California San Pedro Harassment Home/ February California Los Angeles Harassment Jewish March California Riverside Harassment Jewish Unknown vandal spray-painted "Fuck you stingy Jews" on victim's property. Homeowner displayed threatening anti-semitic signage on their home. Messages included swastikas and "Kill kikes." Anti-Semitic literature distribution including phrases like "You're gonna burn." Jewish individual subjected to anti- Semitic stereotypes on phone with customer service agent. Individual harassed by neighbor with anti-semitic taunts. Mezuzah vandalism. Mezuzah stolen, swastika painted on car near Chabad Jewish Center. Individual found the word "Jew" written on front door of his home in red marker. "Fuck Jews" written in marker on home. Mezuzah vandalism. Graffiti that included swastikas and the words "Mein Kampf" were found in several places in off-campus student housing. Individual called a 'fucking Jew bitch' by their neighbor after their dog got loose. Mezuzah stolen from Jewish family's home. Jewish person's mezuza was stolen from their doorpost and papers with swastika drawings were left at the house. Jewish couple experiencing anti- Semitic harassment and threats from landlord. Holocaust education organization received containing anti- Semitic conspiracy theories. Anti-Semitic fliers taped to synagogue. 4 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

5 April California San Francisco Harassment Jewish May California La Jolla Harassment Jewish June California San Francisco Harassment Jewish June California Carmichael Harassment Jewish July California San Jose Harassment Jewish August California Alameda Jewish September California Oakland Jewish October California Los Angeles Harassment Jewish November California Orangevale Harassment Jewish November California San Diego Harassment Jewish November California San Diego Jewish November California Los Angeles Harassment Jewish November California Santa Ana Harassment Jewish November California Los Angeles Harassment Jewish December California San Diego Harassment Jewish During a community Passover Seder a man entered a Jewish Community Center and performed the Heil Hitler salute and later dumped a bag of trash inside the building's lobby. A man standing outside a Jewish Community Center harassed at people in the parking lot yelling "Fucking Jews," "Fuck Israel," and spitting over the fence. Swastika and "heil Hitler" written in the comment book at a Jewish museum. Anti-Semitic and white supremacist sign posted at a local synagogue over Shabbat. Synagogue received a threatening phone message that included antisemitic slurs. Two windows at a synagogue were shattered in an act of vandalism. "Fuck you Jewish Nazis" written on a synagogue over Rosh Hashana. Man drove by Jewish high school yelling "white power" and made obscene gestures. Anti-Semitic flyers from the neo- Nazi website, Daily Stormer, placed at a synagogue. Violent threat ed to synagogue. Swastika drawn on Jewish school's property. Synagogue received threatening phone call. Anti-Semitic s sent to synagogue. A white supremacist group posted flyers on Jewish school. Synagogue received anti-semitic . 5 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

6 December California Woodland Hills Jewish January California Los Angeles Harassment Non-Jewish January California Long Beach Harassment Non-Jewish January California Alameda Harassment Non-Jewish January California Palm Springs Harassment Non-Jewish January California Palm Springs Harassment Non-Jewish February California South Pasadena Harassment Non-Jewish February California Downtown Non-Jewish February California El Sereno Non-Jewish February California Pasadena Harassment Non-Jewish March California Ventura Harassment Non-Jewish March California Belmont Non-Jewish March California Mission Viejo Harassment Non-Jewish March California Dublin Non-Jewish March California Santa Barbara Harassment Non-Jewish March California Albany Non-Jewish March California Burbank Harassment Non-Jewish Swastika spray-painted on synagogue. Jewish high school student harassed with anti-semitic comments, including "Go back to the oven" and "Go back to the concentration camp." Jewish student subjected to Holocaust jokes. Jewish high school student harassed by classmates that included text messages with pictures of Nazis and the word "kike," and verbal comments including anti-israel messages and that Hitler should have "finished the job." Jewish student harassed by classmate with anti-semitic language. Anti-Semitic comments overheard in classroom. Jewish middle school student harassed by classmates with references to "burning Jews." Swastika and "Fuck Jews" written on wall of school. "Fuck Jews" written in marker on school wall. Child drew swastika and showed it to a Jewish classmate. Extensive bullying of Jewish student, including anti-semitic language. Anti-Semitic graffiti including a swastika and the words "toasted Jew" found in high school. Teacher used racist and anti-semitic language in class. Swastika vandalism at baseball field. Numerous cases of anti-semitic harassment of Jewish students in middle school. Nine high school students painted swastikas and harassed Jewish teacher. Anti-Semitic harassment of middle school student by classmate. 6 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

7 March California Riverside Harassment Non-Jewish April California Palisades Non-Jewish April California Egan Non-Jewish May California Calabasas Non-Jewish May California Larkspur Harassment Non-Jewish May California Alameda Non-Jewish May California Laguna Beach Harassment Non-Jewish May California Healdsburg Harassment Non-Jewish May California Monterey Harassment Non-Jewish June California Fremont Non-Jewish June California Alameda Non-Jewish August California Santa Rosa Non-Jewish August California Riverside Harassment Non-Jewish August California Roseville Non-Jewish September California San Diego Non-Jewish White supremacist fliers at high school. Text included: "No Jews, No Problems." Anti-Semitic graffiti in school. Students found swastikas drawn on desks. Swastika drawn in feces discover in a boy's bathroom at a high school. A Jewish student harassed with Holocaust-related verbiage. Graffiti including two swastikas, the Nazi flag, and image of a bag of money with a Star of David next to it, and the words "Jews are evil" were found etched into a desk at a high school. Elementary school students sang to a fellow student a song about how they are Nazis and going to kill the student and that they hate Jews. Middle school-aged Jewish boy was the victim of anti-semitic bullying that included students taunting him with swastikas in class, and telling the victim they would burn him "like they did in the Holocaust." A public school teacher has been repeatedly harassed by students yelling "death to Jews" and "Heil Hitler" outside their classroom, and a swastika was drawn on the white board. Students vandalized school with graffiti that included a swastika. Anti-Semitic graffiti found at elementary school. Swastika were found spay-painted at a high school before fall semester began. A Jewish high school student experienced repeated anti-semitic harassment and bullying by his peers. including a swastika and the words "white power" written at a middle school. that included a swastika were spray-painted on the campus of a high school. 7 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

8 September California Castro Valley Non-Jewish September California Moraga Non-Jewish September California Berkeley Harassment Non-Jewish September California Long Beach Harassment Non-Jewish September California Laguna Beach Harassment Non-Jewish October California Walnut Creek Harassment Non-Jewish October California Davis Harassment Non-Jewish October California Davis Non-Jewish October California San Anselmo Non-Jewish November California San Francisco Harassment Non-Jewish November California Tustin Harassment Non-Jewish November California San Francisco Non-Jewish November California San Francisco Non-Jewish November California Alamo Harassment Non-Jewish November California San Diego Harassment Non-Jewish December California Irvine Harassment Non-Jewish A school district-owned truck was defaced with racist and anti-semitic graffiti. A middle school student drew a swastika on the pavement at school. Anti-Semitic and racist Instagram account "I Hate Jews" created by High students. Jewish middle school student bullied with anti-semitic jokes and comments. 10-year-old boy victim of anti- Semitic bullying by a classmate. Jewish student called a "yiddish piece of shit" by a classmate. Middle school received a number of s through their anonymous reporting application containing images of swastikas. A swastika and the words "Sig Hil" (sic) were found drawn on the wall of a boys restroom at a high school. Swastika painted in red on the asphalt at a high school. Opposing soccer team harassed Jewish high school players with anti- Semitic taunts. Jewish student harassed at middle school, classmates drew swastikas on their peer-graded assignments in order to intimidate the Jewish student. Student drew a swastika and wrote "Heil Hitler" with a Sharpie on a desk in a Jewish teacher's classroom. Middle school student caught carving a swastika into a desk. Student continuously harassing other students saying he "will slaughter your Jewish God." Jewish student victim of anti-semitic bullying at school. Jewish middle school student victim of anti-semitic bullying. January California Los Angeles Harassment Online Professor received anti-semitic . March California Canejo Valley Harassment Online Middle school student received anti- Semitic note. 8 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

9 June California Grass Valley Harassment Online A man experienced long-term anti- Semitic harassment on social media and via . June California San Francisco Harassment Online Man received threatening from a former colleague that included anti-semitic language and imagery. August California Los Feliz Harassment Online Anti-Semitic hate mail via . August California San Diego Harassment Online On Tinder, a man was asked if he is "Jewish? Or just cheap as fuck?" by the woman he was+g183 chatting with. September California Los Angeles Harassment Online Anti-Semitic advertisement shared to readers online. January California Palo Alto Public Area Swastikas and the phrase "No Jews Allowed" painted on street signs and buildings. January California North Hollywood Public Area Swastika graffiti on stairs at train station. January California San Diego Harassment Public Area January California Los Angeles Public Area February California Thousand Oaks Public Area February California Santa Cruz Harassment Public Area February California San Diego Harassment Public Area February California San Diego Public Area February California Old Town Public Area Yeshiva students on the sidewalk harassed by individuals in a passing car, who called them "fucking Jews." Anti-Semitic message drawn on car windshield. Park defaced with swastikas. Driver of a van with a Nazi flag on windshield told a pedestrian "Go back in the oven" and "Death to Jews." Jewish individual harassed with anti- Semitic comments. Swastikas were sprayed on a truck parked outside a Jewish deli. Swastika carved into a tree. 9 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

10 February California Rancho Penasquitos Public Area Swastika graffiti outside Jewish individual's home. February California Los Angeles Harassment Public Area February California Los Angeles Harassment Public Area February California Mission Viejo Public Area March California Berkeley Public Area March California Koreatown Public Area March California San Francisco Harassment Public Area March California Pismo Beach Public Area March California Valley Village Harassment Public Area April California Hillcrest Harassment Public Area April California Berkeley Public Area May California Petaluma Public Area Individual displayed a sign on their car: "Jews kill Palestinian Christians." Westboro Baptist Church hate group protested outside Jewish high school. Racial slurs and anti-semitic graffiti found on private tennis courts. Swastika vandalism. Swastika vandalism on parked car. Driver yelled "Hey Kike! Heil Hitler! Motherfucker!" at victim. Swastika vandalism at campgrounds. Driver and passenger did Nazi salute and said "Fuck the Jews" and "Heil Hitler" to Jewish family walking to synagogue. On Yom Hashoah a Jewish man was told to "go back to your concentration camp." A car was spray painted with a black swastika. A woman discovered graffiti that included a swastika at a local park. 10 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

11 June California San Bernardino Harassment Public Area June California Santa Cruz Public Area June California Sunnyvale Harassment Public Area June California Sunnyvale Harassment Public Area June California San Francisco Harassment Public Area August California Encino Public Area August California Malibu Public Area August California Thousand Oaks Public Area August California Malibu Public Area September California La Habra Harassment Public Area October California San Francisco Public Area October California San Francisco Public Area Marchers at anti-muslim group ACT for America's March Against Shariah carried signs emblazoned with the anti-semitic trope, "Da Goyim Know." Swastika graffiti found at intersection near a local Jewish organization. Holocaust denial posters found posted at a strip mall and near a Jewish day school. Two individuals held a sign saying "the Holocaust is a lie," on an overpass of a highway. A Jewish man was verbally harassed with anti-semitic epithets. Swastika spray-painted on a tree. Swastikas and other racist graffiti were spray-painted on a tree on the Escondido Falls trail in the Santa Monica Mountains. Park defaced with swastika. Large swastika painted on a pedestrian bridge at Malibu beach. Flyers with anti-semitic and other offensive language distributed. Swastika drawings and ethnic slurs vandalism at BART stations. Swastika drawing discovered on a pillar at a BART station. 11 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

12 November California Newport Beach Harassment Public Area March Colorado Denver Business September Colorado Vail Harassment Business November Colorado Evergreen Harassment Business April Colorado Denver Jewish woman harassed after explaining to a surfer that his board with a swastika on it was offensive. Yellow Star of David and the word "Jew" painted on back door of business. Anti-Semitic note calling for Jews to be gassed was left in a suggestion box at a resort. Anti-Semitic sticker placed on community board at supermarket. Anti-Semitic fliers at of Colorado - Denver. September Colorado Colorado State in Ft. Collins "Heil Hitler" was written on a Jewish student's white board outside her dorm room. September Colorado MSU Denver Jewish student experiencing ongoing anti-semitic harassment. October Colorado Colorado State Swastikas and anti-semitic graffiti found on campus. May Colorado Denver Home/ June Colorado Aurora Home/ September Colorado Laffayette Home/ September Colorado Durango Home/ December Colorado Fort Collins Home/ March Colorado Denver Harassment Jewish A mezuzah was ripped off and stolen from the front doorpost of a private home. Swastikas spray-painted on the home of a Jewish couple. A Jewish couple reported that a swastika had been carved into the door of their apartment twice in as many days. A large swastika was drawn on the garage door a Jewish person's home. Swastika drawn in the snow on family's driveway. Harassing voic sent to synagogue, including description of Jews as "Christ-killers." June Colorado Colorado Springs Jewish Sticker found on the glass entrance of a Jewish community center that said "Fight Terror. Nuke Israel." August Colorado Colorado Springs Jewish Swastikas and other Nazi symbolism spray-painted on synagogue. September Colorado Colorado Springs Harassment Jewish A man harassed a rabbi outside a synagogue by berating him with anti-semitic conspiracy theories. January Colorado Aspen Harassment Non-Jewish High school student harassed with anti-semitic comments. 12 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

13 January Colorado Denver Harassment Non-Jewish Students named their team "Burn the Jews" in an online classroom game. January Colorado Conifer, Colorado Harassment Non-Jewish Anti-Semitic rhetoric heard in classroom. February Colorado Eagle Harassment Non-Jewish February Colorado Westminster Harassment Non-Jewish March Colorado Eagle Harassment Non-Jewish March Colorado Lakewood Harassment Non-Jewish March Colorado Denver Harassment Non-Jewish April Colorado Longmont Assault Non-Jewish April Colorado Thornton Harassment Non-Jewish May Colorado Denver Harassment Non-Jewish August Colorado Brighton Harassment Non-Jewish September Colorado Boulder Harassment Non-Jewish October Colorado Denver Harassment Non-Jewish November Colorado Littleton Harassment Non-Jewish Jewish middle school student received anti-semitic messages on Snapchat, was told Holocaust "jokes," had pennies thrown at her by classmates. Jewish student received anti-semitic Valentines Day card. Parents of Jewish middle school students discovered that non-jewish students were sending anti-semitic jokes to their children. Numerous instances of middle school students chanting "Heil Hitler" and "Build a Wall," and engaging in sexist behavior. Students directed anti-semitic comments at Jewish teacher. Jewish high school student assaulted by classmates after being targeted with anti-semitic slurs for weeks. Numerous incidents of anti-semitic taunting of Jewish middle school students. A Jewish elementary school boy was told by a fellow student "all Jews lie," and experienced continued bullying from the same child. A group of middle school girls were talking when a male student ran up, shouted "Heil Hitler!" and performed the Nazi salute. Eleven-year-old girl victim of repeated crude anti-semitic bullying and harassment by classmate. Anti-Semitic harassment and bullying at elementary school. Jewish high school student experienced ongoing anti-semitic harassment and bullying by peers. June Colorado Idaho Springs Harassment Online A woman experienced online anti- Semitic harassment. January Colorado Longmont Public Area Several swastikas scratched into equipment at children's playground. 13 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

14 January Colorado Boulder Harassment Public Area April Colorado Crestone Public Area May Colorado Denver Public Area May Colorado Castle Rock Public Area Jewish individual accosted on the street, told that Jews do not belong in the country and that they will be put in gas chambers. Stickers saying "Israel did 9/11," "Stop US aid to Israel," and "New world order = Jewish utopia = hell" discovered on neighborhood road signs. Cars parked across the street from a Hillel house were vandalized with swastikas and "KKK." Swastika graffiti discovered at a public park. May Colorado Highlands Ranch Public Area A Jewish woman and her young daughter found a swastika and the words "Kill the Jews! Haha XD :)" on the sidewalk next to Big Dry Creek Park. June Colorado Westminster Public Area October Colorado Longmont Public Area November Colorado Durango Public Area February Connecticut New Haven Business May Connecticut Various Harassment Business June Connecticut Stamford Business August Connecticut Westport Harassment Business "Arbeit Macht Frei" spray-painted on a bridge above a biking trail "Hitler" spray-painted on sidewalk. Swastika scratched into the side of a car parked in a parking lot. Mezuzah stolen several times from front door of Jewish apartment. Two Holocaust Survivors and a Holocaust educator received Holocaust denial literature in the mail. Fecal matter used to smear a swastika and a Star of David near the entrance of a theatre. Anti-Semitic remarks directed against restaurant patrons. June Connecticut Orange Cemetery A swastika was spray-painted on a wall surrounding a Jewish cemetery. July Connecticut Hartford Cemetery Approximately 60 headstones vandalized at the Ateres Knesseth Israel cemetery. 14 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

15 April Connecticut Wesleyan Flyers found on campus that included anti-immigrant, racist, and anti-semitic rhetoric. August Connecticut of Connecticut A Jewish student who wears a kippah was walking with a friend to a dining hall on campus when a car passed by and a girl sitting in the backseat rolled down her window and yelled at him "Go to the fucking ovens!" December Connecticut Trinity College March Connecticut Colchester Harassment Home/ October Connecticut Cheshire Harassment Home/ January Connecticut West Hartford Harassment Non-Jewish February Connecticut Greenwich Harassment Non-Jewish February Connecticut New Haven Non-Jewish March Connecticut Bethany Harassment Non-Jewish March Connecticut Ridgefield Non-Jewish May Connecticut Newington Harassment Non-Jewish June Connecticut Wilton Harassment Non-Jewish June Connecticut Guilford Harassment Non-Jewish June Connecticut Trumbull Harassment Non-Jewish September Connecticut Ridgefield Non-Jewish October Connecticut Wilton Non-Jewish October Connecticut Stamford Non-Jewish Swastikas, anti-semitic messages, and vulgar messages written in the snow. Holocaust survivor received two harassing notes in the mail from a Holocaust denier. Jewish couple received anti-semitic fax. Swastika trampled into snow at school sports field. Anti-Semitic taunts made by players at a lacrosse match. Student carved two swastikas onto school desk. Middle school student drew a swastika and "Fuck Jews" on a notebook. Other students drew swastikas on their hands and waving at Jewish students, made Holocaust "jokes." Swastika graffiti at high school. Two Jewish middle-school students were victims of anti-semitic bullying. Individual received text messages with a swastika, a message saying "Jews killed Jesus," "I can kill Jews," and a message containing references to concentration camps. A group of middle school-aged boys drew swastikas and chanted "white power." A middle school student threatened another student and called the student a dirty Jew. A swastika was found etched into a classroom table. Student at a middle school drew a swastika in the boys' bathroom. Swastika drawn on Jewish student's locker. 15 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

16 October Connecticut Wilton Harassment Non-Jewish October Connecticut Stonington Harassment Non-Jewish November Connecticut Ridgefield Non-Jewish December Connecticut Farmington Harassment Non-Jewish May Connecticut Darien Public Area June Connecticut Ridgefield Public Area July Connecticut Southbury Public Area August Connecticut Clinton Public Area August Connecticut Rowayton Harassment Public Area December Connecticut Hartford Public Area October Delaware Delaware City Harassment Business A note that read: "Jews will burn" was left on a middle school student's locker. Ongoing anti-semitic bullying. Swastika drawn on classroom door at a high school. An eight-year-old girl was on the school bus when she was told: "If you don't believe in Jesus, you're going to Hell," and that "Jews are bad." A swastika and racial slur were written in chalk on one of the tennis courts at Weed Beach. Swastikas found in local park. Anti-Semitic and racist graffiti found on a bench at Janie Pierce Park. Graffiti on highway overpass that read "Hitler did nothing wrong" and an image of a swastika. Anti-Semitic literature distribution. Swastika drawing discovered on United States Postal Service mail box. Individual targeted with anti-semitic and racist hate mail. October Delaware of Delaware, Newark Anti-Semitic flyer from white supremacist group alleging Jewish control of the United States. January Delaware Cheswold Harassment Home/ May Delaware Magnolia Home/ October Delaware Newark Harassment Home/ March Florida Tallahassee Business Printer network hacked and starting printing anti-semitic and racist flyers. Swastika spray-painted on Jewish resident's driveway. Neighbor called the other neighbor an anti-semitic slur. "Jew Media" written in black marker on car owned by WCTV news. 16 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

17 March Florida Boca Raton Harassment Business April Florida Palm Beach Harassment Business April Florida Tampa Harassment Business July Florida Miami Business November Florida Mangonia Park Harassment Business November Florida Fort Lauderdale Harassment Business Neighbor painted swastika on victim's garage door. A man claiming to be of "German royalty" accosted a woman and made anti-semitic remarks. A woman was called a "dirty Jew" and a "kike" after she parked in the wrong parking spot. A swastika painted on the side of high-rise apartment building. Anti-Semitic harassment in the workplace. Jewish guest at a hotel experienced anti-semitic harassment by an employee at the hotel. January Florida of Florida Man wore swastika armband on campus during International Holocaust Memorial Day. March Florida Daytona Beach Mezuzah vandalism. December Florida Florida Southern College Anti-Semitic and conspiracy-filled letter sent via fax message to an academic department. January Florida Orlando Harassment Home/ March Florida Clearwater Harassment Home/ March Florida Delray Beach Harassment Home/ June Florida Orlando Harassment Home/ August Florida Palm Coast Home/ August Florida Pensacola Home/ October Florida Coral Gables Home/ October Florida Jacksonville Harassment Home/ October Florida Venice Harassment Home/ December Florida Miami Beach Harassment Home/ Hate literature slipped under door of home. Large swastika drawn in sand at beach. Individual was spat on and called a "lousy Jew" by neighbor. Jewish building manager harassed by tenant who described the building owner with demeaning Jewish stereotype. Three homes vandalized with images of swastikas, cross-hairs, and references to white power Swastikas and racist graffiti, including "14-88," were spraypainted on homes and cars. Swastika drawn in elevator of apartment building. Racist and anti-semitic KKK flyers found throughout residential neighborhoods. Jewish couple victims of anti-semitic harassment by neighbors. Harassing message with anti-semitic content and references. 17 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

18 January Florida Clearwater Jewish Swastika graffiti and the words "Sieg Heil" and "Juden" drawn in front of three different synagogues. January Florida Temple Sinai of PB County Harassment Jewish Synagogue fax machine received several anti-semitic faxes, including one which read, "When Trump elected we gonna purge the Jews 1488." February Florida Delray Beach Orthodox Synagogue Jewish Fecal matter on synagogue windows. February Florida Sunny Isles Beach Jewish Swastika graffiti on synagogue. May Florida Boca Raton Harassment Jewish June Florida Boca Raton Harassment Jewish October Florida Naples Jewish October Florida Miami Harassment Jewish October Florida Davie Jewish "Jihat" written on a synagogue's Facebook page prompted campus closure and law enforcement investigation. A Jewish woman who works at a Holocaust memorial received a phone call from two people saying "those Jews, they deserved it." Anti-Semitic graffiti left at Jewish pre-school. Anti-Semitic prank call to Jewish organization. Swastika carved into bathroom door at Jewish community center. January Florida FL Keys Comm College Harassment Non-Jewish Jewish student harassed by roommate with anti-semitic symbols. January Florida Coral Springs Harassment Non-Jewish February Florida Boca Raton Harassment Non-Jewish February Florida Boynton Beach Harassment Non-Jewish February Florida Miami Harassment Non-Jewish February Florida Tallahassee Harassment Non-Jewish Jewish student subjected to Holocaust "jokes" and comments about Hitler by classmates. Jewish student harassed with anti-semitic messages, including references to Jews being cheap, swastikas, and message that the student's grandparents should have been "roasted." Anti-Semitic note passed to Jewish student. Anti-Semitic Valentines cards circulated in middle schools. Jewish student bullied with anti- Semitic taunts by classmates. 18 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

19 March Florida Redington Beach Assault Non-Jewish Ongoing anti-semitic harassment of Jewish student included a classmate drawing a swastika and fake concentration camp serial number on student's arm. March Florida Orlando Harassment Non-Jewish May Florida Spring Hill Harassment Non-Jewish May Florida Lantana Non-Jewish October Florida Wellington Harassment Non-Jewish Anti-Semitic harassment of Jewish students in high school. A middle school student faced continued anti-semitic harassment from fellow students. Swastikas and racial slurs found on walls at a high school. Jewish students victims of anti- Semitic comments at high school. October Florida Jacksonville Beach Harassment Non-Jewish Jewish student victim of anti-semitic bullying and harassment at school. October Florida Orlando Harassment Non-Jewish October Florida Orlando Harassment Non-Jewish October Florida Venice Non-Jewish Jewish teacher victim of ongoing anti-semitic harassment by students. Jewish elementary school student victim of anti-semitic harassment and threat by classmate. A backward swastika and lewd comments were discovered at a public high school. November Florida Palm Beach Gardens Harassment Non-Jewish Jewish student discovered note with anti-semitic content in their backpack. December Florida Jupiter Harassment Non-Jewish Two Jewish students victims of ongoing anti-semitic harassment at by school peers. January Florida North Bay Village Public Area Swastika etched in wet cement. February Florida Miami Beach Public Area March Florida Tampa Harassment Public Area March Florida Wellington Harassment Public Area March Florida Tallahassee Public Area Swastikas keyed into several parked cars. Nazi references made by members of youth lacrosse team. Jewish lacrosse team player called "Jew boy" and told to "burn in the oven with the rest of them" by opposing team. A swastika was discovered spraypainted on the sidewalk near the Florida State campus. 19 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

20 August Florida Miami Public Area November Florida Molino Public Area November Florida Surfside Harassment Public Area November Florida North Port Public Area December Florida Orlando Harassment Public Area September Georgia Atlanta Business December Georgia Atlanta Assault Business February Georgia Georgia Tech August Georgia Georgia Tech A swastika and "SS" were spray painted on a tree by the MacArthur Causeway. Swastikas spray-painted on trees in playground. Man shouting anti-semitic slurs and threats on the street. Swastika spray-painted at a skate park. Individual called a "dirty Jew" at an anti-israel rally. A swastika, a crossed out Star of David, and a reference to the Nazi military were spray-painted on a business establishment. Jewish family harassed at a local Target. A Hitler emoji-like image was placed over a student's "I <3 Israel" bumper sticker. Swastika drawn with chalk on pavement at Georgia Tech. October Georgia Kennesaw State Anti-Semitic messages that including "Hitler is God," were written on the green at a university. January Georgia Atlanta Harassment Home/ February Georgia Atlanta Harassment Home/ April Georgia Atlanta Harassment Home/ December Georgia Lawrenceville Home/ February Georgia Atlanta Harassment Jewish March Georgia Atlanta Harassment Jewish April Georgia Atlanta Harassment Jewish Individual harassed with anti-semitic comments by neighbors The word "Jew" was written in dirt on victim's car. Yard sign: "God Hates Jews." A woman's driveway had the word "Jew" etched into the wet cement. Anti-Semitic message on voic of synagogue. Synagogue received anti-semitic voic . A Jewish museum received an from the Nation of Islam with anti- Semitic rhetoric. 20 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

21 May Georgia Atlanta Harassment Jewish May Georgia Marietta Jewish October Georgia Rome Harassment Jewish February Georgia Johns Creek Non-Jewish February Georgia Johns Creek Harassment Non-Jewish February Georgia Sandy Springs Harassment Non-Jewish March Georgia Norcross Harassment Non-Jewish March Georgia Johns Creek Non-Jewish March Georgia Cumming Harassment Non-Jewish March Georgia Augusta Harassment Non-Jewish April Georgia Johns Creek Harassment Non-Jewish April Georgia Johns Creek Non-Jewish April Georgia Marietta Harassment Non-Jewish May Georgia Johns Creek Non-Jewish August Georgia Atlanta Harassment Non-Jewish August Georgia Atlanta Non-Jewish A Jewish museum received an anti- Semitic from the anti-semitic group, Nation of Islam. A synagogue's marquis letters were rearranged to spell out "Hitler." White supremacist group Vanguard America placed a poster on a synagogue. "Kill All Jews" drawn on wall of boys bathroom. Jewish students harassed with anti- Semitic jokes. Several students distributed Valentine notes with anti-semitic content. Anti-Semitic harassment of Jewish high school student. Swastikas, a drawing of a gun, and the words "You the Jews" found in restroom at middle school. Jewish middle school students harassed with holocaust-related "jokes." Middle school and high school students subjected to anti-semitic and Holocaust-related "jokes." Students directed the Heil Hitler salute to a Jewish student during class. Swastika found by a Jewish student in the boy's bathroom of a middle school. A student threw money at another student and made anti-semitic comments towards her. Swastika with the letters spelling out "Nazi," discovered by a Jewish middle school student in a school bathroom. A social media image of a group of high school students played a variation of beer pong, which they called "Nazis vs. Jews" went around the internet and community. Elementary school teacher, who is Jewish, discovered a swastika drawn on one of her planters. October Georgia Peachtree Corners Harassment Non-Jewish Middle school-aged boy victim of ongoing anti-semitic harassment involving swastika drawings. 21 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

22 December Georgia Atlanta Harassment Non-Jewish December Georgia Cartersville Harassment Non-Jewish Jewish middle school-aged boy victim of ongoing anti-semitic harassment. Two students at a high school drew a swastika and references to the Holocaust on Christmas ornaments for a school project. January Georgia Warner Robins Harassment Online Anti-Semitic harassment on Facebook. January Georgia Centerville Harassment Public Area February Georgia Atlanta Public Area September Hawaii Oahu Jewish July Idaho Boise Business November Idaho Sandpoint Harassment Non-Jewish May Idaho Boise Public Area November Idaho Boise Public Area May Illinois Chicago Business September Illinois Evanston Harassment Business December Illinois Streator Business KKK literature distribution attacking Jews, Muslims, and African Americans. Parked car defaced with anti-semitic and racist slurs. Anti-Semitic slurs spray-painted on the sidewalk outside a synagogue. A man was caught on camera drawing harassing graffiti that included a swastika. Anti-Semitic propaganda left on cars at a high school. Two marble tablets from the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial were defaced with racist and anti- Semitic words. Swastika and racial slur spraypainted on playground equipment. Swastikas carved in restaurant restrooms. Grocery store employee made anti- Semitic remarks to Jewish customer. Swastikas spray-painted on businesses. March Illinois of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign March Illinois of Illinois at Chicago April Illinois John Marshall Law September Illinois of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign Campus employee discovered a drawing of a blue swastika on a campus building. Holocaust denial fliers posted around of Illinois at Chicago. Anti-Semitic vandalism at John Marshall Law. The words "I hate Jews" were carved into a bathroom door on campus. 22 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

23 March Illinois Chicago Home/ May Illinois Skokie Home/ May Illinois Smithfield Home/ August Illinois Chicago Home/ October Illinois Streator Home/ December Illinois Chicago Harassment Home/ Swastika vandalism on sign celebrating diversity on couple's front lawn. A sign reading "No Cohens" was posted on a for-sale home in a heavily Jewish populated neighborhood. An 18 year-old female, who lives with a Jewish family, discovered her truck spray-painted with a swastika and other racial epithets. The words "you will not replace us!" and "Diversity is white genocide" were spray-painted outside a Jewish home, and also at a church. Ongoing anti-semitic graffiti. Individual received anti-semitic hate mail. December Illinois Germantown Hills Harassment Home/ Two students were playing a video game when they made multiple threats in reference to other Jewish students at their school. February Illinois Skokie Jewish February Illinois Chicago Jewish October Illinois Champaign Jewish November Illinois Rockford Harassment Jewish Wooden bench at Holocaust Museum defaced with swastika. Individual broke window and placed swastikas on the door of a synagogue. Menorah outside synagogue was vandalized. A man was arrested for leaving a "hate picture" on a synagogue's door. March Illinois British International of Chicago Lincoln Pa Harassment Non-Jewish Two Jewish elementary school students bullied with anti-semitic taunts by classmates. March Illinois Chicago Harassment Non-Jewish May Illinois Wheeling Harassment Non-Jewish Swastikas trampled into snow at elementary school. A middle school student received a threatening message via social media from fellow students that read "death to the Jews." 23 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

24 May Illinois Glenview Harassment Non-Jewish November Illinois Mt. Pleasant Harassment Non-Jewish Multiple children at a middle school were the victims of anti-semitic bullying where students threw coins at the Jewish students who were then told "you're the Jew, pick up the coins." Boy at middle school did a Nazi salute to another boy who is Jewish. April Illinois North Shore Suburbs Harassment Online Player encountered anti-semitic user-generated content in online game. October Illinois Chicago Harassment Online Individual targeted with anti-semitic comments on Facebook. October Illinois Chicago Harassment Online Anti-Semitic comments on Jewish YouTube video. June Illinois Mount Prospect Harassment Public Area June Illinois Naperville Public Area June Illinois Bridgeview Public Area June Illinois Chicago Harassment Public Area August Illinois Chicago Public Area October Illinois Lake Bluff Public Area February Indiana Indianapolis Business Jewish man experiencing targeted and ongoing anti-semitic harassment by peers and supervisor. Kosher restaurant targeted with anti- Israel graffiti. Explicit and anti-semitic language found in restroom of a government building. Participants carrying pride flags with the Jewish Star of David on it at the Chicago Dyke March were asked by the march's organizers to leave because the organizers felt threatened by the flag. Neighborhood vandalized with racist and anti-semitic graffiti. Racist and anti-semitic graffiti that included swastikas and the n-word. Swastika vandalism in hospital. January Indiana Scottsburg Cemetery Jewish graves in the Scottsburg Cemetery were vandalized with spray-painted messages that read: "Fucking Jews." April Indiana Purdue White supremacist sticker featuring a swastika placed on light pole. 24 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

25 April Indiana Purdue September Indiana Purdue Anti-Semitic flyering at Purdue on Holocaust Memorial Day. Tables rearranged into the image of a swastika in a residence hall. July Indiana Fort Wayne Home/ February Indiana Evansville Jewish August Indiana Richmond Public Area September Indiana Mt. Vernon Public Area February Iowa Drake March Iowa Drake Swastikas drawn on Jewish family's garage door. Small projectile shot at window of synagogue. Swastika spray-painted on the sidewalk of a residential neighborhood. Large swastika painted on a court house. Anti-Semitic slur carved into chair at university. Anti-Semitic harassment of students at Drake. September Iowa Iowa State Anti-Semitic flyers posted on campus. September Iowa Drake Swastika carved in elevator of residence hall. December Iowa Buena Vista KKK and a swastika were drawn on a student's dorm room door. March Iowa Mason City Harassment Jewish September Iowa Ames Non-Jewish Synagogue received threatening phone message: "We don't need any of you fucking Zionists in the fucking town. Get the fuck out of town." A white nationalist sticker was placed on a campaign sign that had been on the front lawn of someone's home. The sticker read "ARE YOU SICK OF (((BANKERS))) (((BIASED MEDIA))) (((PO. ESTABLISHMENT))) JOIN THE MOVEMENT. April Kansas Kansas State Anti-Semitic poster hung on campus on Holocaust Remembrance Day. January Kentucky Louisville Harassment Jewish January Kentucky Lexington Non-Jewish August Kentucky Goshen Non-Jewish Synagogue received anti-semitic voic . Swastika found in restroom at high school. A swastika was discovered on a student's car at a high school. 25 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents

26 October Kentucky Bowling Green Harassment Non-Jewish March Louisiana New Orleans Home/ October Louisiana New Orleans Home/ January Louisiana New Orleans Harassment Jewish March Louisiana Shreveport Harassment Jewish March Louisiana Metairie Harassment Jewish March Louisiana New Orleans Harassment Non-Jewish February Louisiana New Orleans Public Area October Maine Monmouth Business Boys on a high school sports team created a group chat targeting the only Jewish player on the team. Swastika vandalism in front of Jewish home. Jewish city council candidate's campaign signs were defaced with swastikas. Synagogue received anti-semitic phone call. White supremacist group posted fliers and stickers on two synagogues and a mosque. Anti-Semitic harassment of worshippers at Shabbat service. Anti-Semitic content and threats posted on social media by middle school students. Swastika and "soros=jew" graffiti found on street. Swastika carved into green on golf course. August Maine Bowdoin College and graffiti including a swastika discovered written on white boards. November Maryland Silver Spring Business Multiple swastika drawings discovered in office building. January Maryland of Maryland, Baltimore County October Maryland of Maryland, Baltimore County Anti-Semitic and racist drawings and flyers discovered in engineering building. Swastika carved into table on campus. January Maryland Rockville Home/ June Maryland Bel Air Harassment Home/ October Maryland Bowie Home/ March Maryland Baltimore Jewish Perpetrator egged a Jewish family's car and left an anti-jewish note, which included drawings of yellow star of david and the word "Jude." Anti-Semitic and racist fliers found in a residential neighborhood. A woman discovered a large swastika drawn on her car window. Swastika graffiti on sign belonging to Jewish Museum of Maryland. 26 ADL Audit: Selected List of 2017 Anti-Semitic Incidents