hate crime

Mezuzah stolen from Northeastern University's Hillel House

A Mezuzah was torn down at the Hillel House of Boston's Northeastern University over the weekend, with police opening an investigation.

Denver Jewish school vandalized with swastikas

A second anti-Semitic incident occurred the day before at a nearby school, with both incidents being treated as potential hate crimes.

Michigan State Uni hit with multiple anti-Semitic incidents

MSU's Jewish studies department is calling for action after a rash of anti-Semitic incidents hits the campus on the same weekend.

Man arrested in anti-Semitic defacement of Atlanta autism center

Suspect arrested by police for August vandalism of Emory University Autism Center, including targeting a Jewish employee with a swastika.

Los Angeles: Two charged for May hate crime

'A hate crime is a crime against all of us,' LA District Attorney Gascón says.

NJ school defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti on Yom Kippur eve

Hate incident denounced by city of Glen Rock and local politicians, but school board still searching for whoever was responsible.

Ohio man given 20 yrs in prison for plotting to attack synagogue

Radicalized by ISIS propaganda, man told undercover FBI agent that he wanted to attack a Toledo synagogue and kill a rabbi.

Suspect in gang attack on Jewish man in Lyon, France arrested

Leader of gang, reportedly a minor, held by police after Jewish man called anti-Semitic slur and assaulted at the end of Rosh Hashanah.

Texas murder suspect wrote about 'Jewish Satan worshippers'

Latest evidence reveals Georgette Kaufmann and her husband Daniel Kaufmann were targeted by shooter because they were Jewish.

London police arrest man following five anti-Semitic assaults

28-year old suspect in police custody under suspicion of committing five racially motivated attacks.

FBI report: US hate crimes at highest level in 12 years

FBI’s “2020 Hate Crime Statistics” report finds that hate crimes are surging, especially intimidation and assault.

Man who assaulted 5 Jews in London may be from Yorkshire

Police using man's "northern accent" as a clue in the search to identify and arrest him.

Founder of French website listing Jews facing multiple charges

Since removed website "I am everywhere" listed figures it claimed where Jewish, and referenced anti-Semitic WWII publication.

Suspect in stabbing of Boston rabbi to face nine indictments

Alleged attacker to face multiple counts of assault, battery and violating his victim's constitutional rights.

Jewish New Mexico couple targeted with burning cross

Newly arrived couple victims of KKK hate symbol attack, police investigating whether hate crime occurred.

Leader of Seattle area neo-Nazi group gets three years in jail

Group sent threatening letters to journalists and Anti-Defamation League employees, saying "We are watching."

Jewish man slapped at Florida pool in front of his five children

Man confronts husband of woman who used anti-Semitic slur against another woman and is assaulted, police considering hate crime charges.

Swastika graffiti discovered at park in Santa Monica, California

Jewish groups condemn graffiti and call for police to treat the incident as a hate crime.

Canadian city launches police unit to tackle anti-Semitism, hate

Hamilton, Ontario's Hate Crime Case Review Team will partner police with community agencies to review cases and draft recommendations.

Man from Happy Valley charged for hate crime involving swastika

20-year old Oregon resident arrested for defacing memorial to dead inmate with swastika.

Man arrested after anti-Semitic rant at Berkeley, CA synagogue

37-year old suspect arrested by police trying to enter nearby Chabad House charged with hate crime.

Elderly Jewish plumber knocked to the ground in Borough Park

NYPD and Boro Park Shomrim searching for shirtless man who slapped elderly Jewish man in the face hard enough to knock him to the ground.

Jewish student at Uni of British Columbia has mezuzah stolen

The incident in which the mezuzah was vandalized by three people was reported to the police as a hate crime.

B’nai Brith launches Canada’s first hate incident mobile app

Free app in English and French for Android and Apple phones allows the reporting of hate incidents along with photos to be made instantly.

Suspect arrested in brutal beating of Jewish man in Flatbush

One of the two men suspected in the vicious beating of Levi Zupnik on July 16 has been arrested, also wanted for nine other robberies.

Hate crime: NY Jewish man attacked walking home from synagogue

Three men charged with hate crime after man in Catskills village has shtreimel ripped from head and is pelted with anti-Semitic slurs.

Warrant issued for Toronto man charged with anti-Semitic attacks

32-year old man considered dangerous, police warn members of the public not to approach him.

Massachusetts small town park vandalized with Nazi graffiti

Lynnfield officials condemn graffiti and glorification of Nazi imagery, state that they are confidence police will catch those responsible.

Jewish students at Syracuse U hit with egg, verbally attacked

The university is investigating after the students were approached on Saturday night by an SUV and then assaulted.

Attacker of Boston rabbi faces additional hate crime offenses

Man charged with stabbing rabbi outside Jewish school in Boston now faces additional hate crime offenses.

Jewish man assaulted, hit with wooden plank in Williamsburg, NY

25-year old man was the victim of anti-Semitic threats that escalated into a physical attack; police are still searching for the suspect.

Martin Luther King statue in Cali park defaced with Nazi symbols

MLK statue at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Long Beach, CA covered in swastika and SS bolts, graffiti being investigated as a hate crime.

Boston rabbi stabbed nine times, suspect in police custody

A Chabad rabbi is in stable condition after being stabbed nine times. Suspect identified by police as 24-year old Khaled Awad.

15 Denver cars tagged with anti-Semitic, racist graffiti

15 cars were defaced with hate symbols, including swastikas, with one resident reporting two of her car tires were slashed.

Man arrested for painting swastikas on light poles in Baltimore

Local councillor is urging authorities to upgrade charges to a hate crime.

Ohio man pleads guilty to harassing Jewish neighbors

66-year old Columbus man had verbally harassed and threatened couple with anti-Semitic slurs and taunts about the Holocaust.

Teens sought after swastika spray painted on Brooklyn tree

Sunday incident, condemned by area politicians and Gov. Cuomo, being investigated as a state level hate crime.

Swastika stickers found on Goldman Sachs and Verizon NYC HQs

Two suspects caught on camera plastering hateful stickers comparing Israel to the Nazis on two large officer towers in Battery Park City.

Anti-Israel message written on sand turned into message of love

Myrtle Beach Police Department investigating anti-Israel message written on beach next to tourist hotel on Monday.

Minor arrested in connection with May NY attack on Jewish man

During Times Square anti-Semitic gang attack, Jewish man was punched, kicked, hit with his own crutches and pepper sprayed.

Pittsburgh Jewish org issues warning after multiple attacks

After string of attacks against local Orthodox Jews in June, including a serious hospitalization, local Federation warns Jews to be careful.

Hate crime in LA: Jewish child punched on Melrose Avenue

After assailant is arrested, another man comes to his defense and threatens to kill the boy's entire family.

NYC Jewish man robbed, has kippah stolen by 3 men on motorcycles

Hate crime victim accosted in Williamsburg by anti-Semitic bikers who demand his money, then steal his kippah before riding off.

Two French Jewish communities and mayor receive death threats

Letters sent to mayor and Jewish communities in southern France threatens terror attack against synagogues.

Jewish man threatened with anti-Semitic slurs outside NY yeshiva

Suspect caught on video being sought by NYPD for aggravated harassment, NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force investigating.

Man violently trashes Flatbush kosher restaurant, assaults Jews

As he is being held down outside kosher restaurant until police arrive, man says that he doesn't like Jewish people.

Four members of Muslim family killed in 'hate crime' attack

Canadian police, President Tradeau claiming a hit-and-run attack killing 4 members of the same family Sunday was premeditated hate crime.

Three men indicted on 64 counts for Brooklyn anti-Semitic crimes

Men accused of physically assaulting two Jewish teens before harassing and spitting at members of a synagogue.

Young Jewish Boys in LA attacked with paintballs on Shabbat

While walking home from services, car drives up and shoots paintballs at them, hitting 11 year-old boy in the chest.

NY state senator urges passage of his anti-Semitism bill

Senator Joseph Griffo says that his legislation would offer additional protections against anti-Semitic attacks.

Florida Holocaust Museum graffiti a hate crime, say police

State's Holocaust museum defaced with anti-Semitic slur and swastikas between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

Jewish EMT from NYC beaten in Las Vegas by Palestinian man

In anti-Jewish hate crime, Jewish man on vacation accosted by man "from Palestine" who shoves his face, causing him to hit his head.

67-year old Jewish man punched in front of Brooklyn synagogue

20-year old attacker also yells anti-Semitic insults, arrested nearby, charged with hate crime assault.

Flatbush “Free Palestine” graffiti vandal arrested by NYPD

Older woman apprehended for hate graffiti spree through heavily Jewish area of Brooklyn.

Two men arrested for possible hate crime against Montreal Jews

Police make arrests after men observed driving around threatening Jewish residents, hate crime unit investigating.

Pro-Palestinian activists vandalize Illinois synagogue

Damage to synagogue in Skokie being investigated as a hate crime. Two suspects caught on camera.

Two men arrested in connection with attack of rabbi near London

The suspects, aged 18 and 25, arrested in connection with what police described as "a religiously aggravated assault".

Maine college defaced with anti-Israel hate graffiti

Graffiti and flyers being treated as potential hate crime triggering state investigation.

Sacramento woman suing BLM for posting 'fake hate messages'

Texas woman suing BLM for thousands of dollars in a libel lawsuit after organization posts 'hate messages' originating from her account.

After Efraim Gordon's murder, are Jews still safe in America?

Hashtag #JusticeForEfraim is now trending on Twitter, but American Jewish activists worry that the story will get lost in the news cycle.