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Hateful Notecard Found at Center for Jewish History · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. We're also
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  Speaker 1: launching Antisemitism Watch, Mid-Atlantic, covering New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
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  Speaker 1: and the Philadelphia region, available at clockworkmedia.org.ma. We begin with
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  Speaker 1: a disturbing incident at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan,
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  Speaker 1: where a note card bearing the hateful message, Nuke Jews,
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  Speaker 1: Save Lives was discovered at its front entrance. According to
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  Speaker 1: the center's president, Gavriel Dee. Rosenfeld, writing in Forward.com, this
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  Speaker 1: message was a direct rebuke to the institution's mission and
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  Speaker 1: a manifestation of contemporary antisemitic thinking, framing hatred as virtuous.
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  Speaker 1: Rosenfeld notes that such declarations channel societal fears, echoing historical
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic patterns. On a college campus, reporting from WPXI.com indicates
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  Speaker 1: that antisemitic graffiti was found at the University of Pittsburgh.
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  Speaker 1: marking another instance of hate speech impacting a learning environment.
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  Speaker 1: Also concerning campus safety, WPXI.com reports an arrest was made
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  Speaker 1: following a bomb threat written on a bathroom wall at
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  Speaker 1: Mars Area High School, highlighting a significant security incident and
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  Speaker 1: its resolution. In North London, a deeply concerning incident at
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  Speaker 1: a state primary school has led a family to withdraw
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  Speaker 1: their nine-year-old Jewish son, the JC reports. The father told
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  Speaker 1: the JC that his son's teacher allegedly told the boy
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  Speaker 1: that Jews were to blame for the October 7 massacre.
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  Speaker 1: The teacher reportedly stated it was the opposite of what
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  Speaker 1: the boy understood, implying it was deserved and referring to
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  Speaker 1: Hamas as freedom fighters. When the family sought anti-Semitism training,
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  Speaker 1: they were reportedly told staff can't be forced into politics.
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  Speaker 1: Despite follow-ups with school administration, the father reported feeling forced
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  Speaker 1: to move his son to a Jewish school due to
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  Speaker 1: the emotional damage, stating he had lost all trust in
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  Speaker 1: the non-Jewish school. Looking at public sentiment regarding education, a
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  Speaker 1: poll conducted in September 2026 for HR Canada Charitable Organization
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  Speaker 1: found that 68% of Canadians believe individuals who have publicly
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  Speaker 1: expressed support for antisemitism. Extremist views or political violence should
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  Speaker 1: not be eligible to run for school board trustee positions.
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  Speaker 1: According to reporting on ka.news.yahoo.com, the poll indicates a strong
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  Speaker 1: public desire to keep such individuals out of positions influencing
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  Speaker 1: educational environments. In the political arena, Senator Ted Cruz has
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  Speaker 1: reported significant difficulty hiring staff, attributing it to growing antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: within the Republican Party and among a segment of voters
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  Speaker 1: often associated with agroperism, who oppose his strong support for Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Reporting in uk.news.yahoo.com, citing the Wall Street Journal, quotes Cruz
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  Speaker 1: stating he has witnessed more antisemitism on the right in
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  Speaker 1: the last two years than at any point in his lifetime.
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  Speaker 1: The article also mentions Tucker Carlson's increasing criticism of Israel
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  Speaker 1: and Donald Trump's support for the country. Internationally, nearly 70
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  Speaker 1: Jewish educators from U.S. schools cancelled a study trip to
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  Speaker 1: Reggio Emilia, Italy, between October 11 and 16. after a
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  Speaker 1: proposed declaration asking visitors to distance themselves from Israeli policies
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza, prompted safety concerns and accusations of antisemitism. The
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  Speaker 1: media line reports that while the Italian host organization disputes
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  Speaker 1: such a statement was formally required, the educators objected to
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  Speaker 1: being asked to take a political stance due to their
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  Speaker 1: Jewish identity. This controversy disrupted a longstanding educational exchange program.
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  Speaker 1: In institutional responses, Varsity.co.uk reports on mandatory inclusivity training at
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  Speaker 1: a Cambridge college, implemented after a hate crime occurred on
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  Speaker 1: campus last term. The article defends the training, stating it
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  Speaker 1: addresses widespread issues causing harm, refutes claims of it being woke,
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  Speaker 1: and clarifies that it focused on harms inflicted by discrimination
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  Speaker 1: and offered support mechanisms, while emphasising the legal distinction between
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  Speaker 1: lawful and unlawful speech based on harm. Forward.com published an
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  Speaker 1: analysis drawing a parallel between Adolf Hitler's tactics to influence
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  Speaker 1: Germany's March 5, 1933, parliamentary election, and Donald Trump's alleged
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  Speaker 1: objectives to subvert U.S. midterm elections. The piece highlights Hitler's
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  Speaker 1: methods of repression, intimidation, and manipulation of democratic processes to
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  Speaker 1: gain absolute power, placing current political events within a historical
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  Speaker 1: context of threats to democracy. Finally, in community response, Oyster
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  Speaker 1: Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and tax receiver Jeffrey Pravato,
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  Speaker 1: alongside religious leaders, held a remembrance ceremony on October 16, 2026,
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  Speaker 1: marking the third anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack
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  Speaker 1: on Israel. According to the jericho-news-journal.com, officials and rabbis prayed
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  Speaker 1: for victims and peace, affirming that antisemitism and hatred have
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  Speaker 1: no place in the town and and will never be tolerated.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch.
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