Neighbors in Del Cerro woke up Saturday morning to antisemitic fliers on their car windshields. It's not just happening here. It's happening all over San Diego.
Neighbors on Theta Place in Del Cerro said antisemitism was the wake-up call none of them were looking for. The Rose family’s car was one of dozens with a flyer on the windshield.
“My husband had put it on the table, and I just was like, ‘not what you want to see when you go get your Cheerios in the morning,’” neighbor Sheryl Rose said.
The flyer had an antisemitic message and it’s just one of many.
The advocacy organization fighting antisemitism - StopAntisemitism - has attributed the antisemitic flyers to the Goyim Defense League (GDL). The league travels the country distributing these hateful flyers targeted Jewish communities.
Antisemitic ‘Goyim Defense League’ flyers were discovered in the San Diego neighborhoods of Del Cerro and San Carlos, both areas with significant Jewish populations.
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) July 8, 2023
Residents are reporting the bigoted leaflets were left on the windshields of cars in both places. pic.twitter.com/4UQAiaiZWG
Neighbors sent NBC 7 more than 10 different flyers making their rounds around the county. They also alerted the police and the Jewish advocacy group StopAntisemitism.
“These repulsive leaflets that they distribute all over the country now target Jewish Americans and blame essentially society's woes on the Jews,” said executive director, Liora Rez. “Whether it's the word Ukraine, whether it's the abortion debate, whether it's gun control….”
“100% It's an intimidation tactic,” Rez said. “It's a concentrated target and harassment campaign against the Jewish people.”
Sheryl Rose said standing against antisemitism isn’t a Jewish problem. It’s everyone’s problem.
“I'm not Jewish, and I'm not particularly religious in any way, but I'm a human,” she said. “It's just disgusting.”
If someone comes across one of the fliers, executive director Liora Rez suggests you give them to police or another advocacy group along with any security footage so anyone involved can be held legally responsible.