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Anti-Jewish 'Goyim Defense League' (GDL) Flyers Continue to Plague Georgia

In the latest of several antisemitic incidents in Atlanta, a wave of hateful posters hit Marietta this weekend, according to police.

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. Similar flyers were found in a nearby city earlier this month.

A resident told Atlanta News First that he found the poster, which attacks the Jewish Anti-Defamation League (ADL), on his driveway.

“I saw this Ziploc bag filled with corn and kind of strange looking corn actually not popped and not like popcorn,” said Mary Cauthen, a resident who received the material. “It was like an anti-pamphlet about the Anti-Defamation League,” she said.

A link on the poster leads to a website showing several other antisemitic flyers.

“It made me feel really sick cause and it’s really crazy that people would do such an organized thing to sway people’s mind toward hatred,” Cauthen said. “I’ve never in my life been given hate rhetoric,” she said.

“These flyers were distributed randomly without malicious intent,” the poster says at the bottom.

“It just makes me really sad,” Cauthen said. “They should not be able to do this whomever they are. They should be stopped,” she said.

The Marietta Police Department said it received reports about the flyers on Saturday night. Police are asking the community to not approach anyone handing out antisemitic posters, but to take photos and videos of the incident “from a safe distance.”

Antisemitic flyers have been passed out in several metro Atlanta neighborhoods this year, including Alpharetta, Roswell and Lake Claire. Last Thursday, an Atlanta Jewish center in Midtown shut down and was searched by police following a bomb threat.

Kosher Eatery in France Defaced with Antisemitic Graffiti

A kosher restaurant in Levallois-Perret, Paris, named Mr. Shnitz, was defaced with antisemitic graffiti on Saturday. The owner pointed out a dozen words daubed repeatedly in black across his storefront: “thief” and “Jewish.” US-based Jewish watchdog organization, StopAntisemitism shared the image to twitter.

According to BFMTV, a French news outlet, which cited a police source, by evening on Saturday, “the alleged author of the inscriptions was arrested on the public highway by the local police.”

The town’s mayor, Agnès Pottier-Dumas, shared her reaction with BFMTV, saying she was “extremely shocked by this antisemitic act.” She added that “the cleaning of the storefront will be carried out once the restaurant manager has returned from his vacation.”

Highlighting the broader implications, Yonathan Arfi, president of Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France (CRIF), the representative body of French Jews, took to Twitter to say “There is salon antisemitism, which corrupts minds, and there is the antisemitism of the streets, which carries its violence before our eyes.” He declared: “Faced with these [graffiti] in Levallois, we firmly say that they will not win. It should be everyone’s fight!”

Multiple Kosher Restaurants Burglarized in Los Angeles

Police are investigating a series of burglaries in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles in which thieves targeted several kosher restaurants.

The crimes happened early Saturday morning in the 9300 - 9400 block of W Pico Boulevard.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, five restaurants were burglarized, including one that was set to have its grand opening on Monday.

Police said thieves smashed the restaurants' windows and some cash registers were taken.

The restaurants that were targeted were Nagila Pizza, Fisherman's Bowl, Shanghai Diamond Garden, SushiKo, and Shalom Grill.

The suspects were described only as men wearing dark clothing, but it's unclear how many were involved.

No other details were immediately available.

NYPD Searching for Duo in Latest Hate Crime Against Jewish Man

Police in Brooklyn are searching for two men that attacked a Jewish man in Borough Park.

It happened on Wednesday at around 7:20 p.m. on 18th Avenue.

The 49-year-old victim was wearing traditional Jewish attire and was looking at his cell phone when two men on a scooter drove past him but then stopped.

The passenger got off the scooter, made a statement, and then knocked the yarmulke off his head and to the ground.

The passenger then got back on the scooter and the two men continued westbound on 18th Avenue toward 46th Street.

The man was not injured, however, the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.

The two individuals are described as men approximately in their late teens to early 20s, with medium complexions and thin builds.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Washington Neighborhoods Hit with Antisemitic 'Goyim Defense League' (GDL) Flyers

Dozens of hateful, antisemitic fliers were found in a pair of Kirkland neighborhoods in Washington recently.

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.

Neighbors found Ziploc bags filled with vulgar fliers and weighed down with rice and beans on their doorsteps, walkways, and sidewalks. Although those who live in both areas are rattled, they say that’s what makes it so important for them to take a stand.

“We have to speak out against this,” Kirkland resident David Thielsen said. “Everyone in the community needs to take a stand and speak what is right and this is not right.”

Thielsen found a several fliers in the South Rose Hill neighborhood.

“It was horrifying,” Kirkland resident David Thielsen told KIRO 7. “I picked it up as trash and I glanced at it and saw what it was — it was a horrific, antisemitic statement.”

“To think that a child could pick something like that up, not only is it horrific; it’s just plain vulgar,” he added

Hollywood Actor Commits 'Jew Face' in Latest Biopic of Jewish Composer

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Leonard Bernstein (left), Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose (right)

Actor Bradley Cooper is facing mounting backlash over his apparent use of a prosthetic nose in his depiction of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming movie "Maestro."

The biographical romance, which Cooper co-wrote, produced and directed, tells the story of Bernstein, who famously co-created "West Side Story," with a focus on the composer's 25-year marriage to Felicia Montealegre.

After Netflix dropped the trailer for the film on Tuesday, advocates and social media users were quick to notice the change in Cooper's appearance, with some branding his apparent use of a prosthetic nose as antisemitic.

"Hollywood cast Bradley Cooper — a non Jew — to play Jewish legend Leonard Bernstein and stuck a disgusting exaggerated 'Jew nose' on him," StopAntisemitism, an organization aimed at countering antisemitism, said in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Social media users also weighed in, with one writing: “Bradley Cooper is putting himself in an insanely large prosthetic nose to play a Jewish man in Maestro and we’re all just supposed to act like that’s cool and normal?”

"Just looked up a picture of the real Leonard Bernstein…. the big antisemitic prosthetic nose on Bradley Cooper was definitely not necessary…" another commenter wrote.

"I saw Bradley cooper play the elephant man with no prosthetics on Broadway," another social media user said. "But then he plays a Jew and decides he needs a huge nose?"

"He’s the director too so don’t blame anyone else," they added.

Several social media users said the film was a clear case of "Jewface," a term used to characterize stereotypical or inauthentic portrayals of Jewish people, with some also questioning why Cooper, who is not publicly known to be Jewish, was playing a famous Jewish person in the first place.

"There was no need for Bradley Cooper to add an odd prosthetic nose on top of this to play Leonard Bernstein," one social media user wrote. "His own nose is longer! And I still would have preferred they at least give Jewish actors a chance to audition before automatically casting someone more famous," they said, adding the hashtag "#JewFace."

Cooper and Netflix did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC's "TODAY" show.

Concerns around "Jewface" in Hollywood portrayals were highlighted in 2021 by comedian Sarah Silverman, who said the film industry had a "long tradition of non-Jews playing Jews."

"And not just playing people who happen to be Jewish but people whose Jewishness is their whole being," she had said, speaking on "The Sarah Silverman Podcast."

Silverman defined the term as being “when a non-Jew portrays a Jew with the Jewishness front and center, often with makeup or changing of features, big fake nose, all the New York-y or Yiddish-y inflection."

"In a time when the importance of representation is seen as so essential and so front and center, why does ours constantly get breached, even today, in the thick of it?" she questioned at the time.

The Media Diversity Institute describes on its website how portrayals of Jewish people as having "large, hooked" noses is an "image so deeply imbedded in modern culture, that most do not acknowledge that it is actually a deeply antisemitic stereotype."

"It hasn’t always been this way. Before the 12th century, there is no evidence of Jews being depicted with large noses," it states, asserting that the caricature of Jewish people "goes back to antisemitic and Nazi propaganda from the 1930s and since then has gone on to become a common trope and, whether intentionally or not — pushes antisemitic stereotypes to this day."

Depictions of Jewish people in popular culture have been criticized, dating back to Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens.

"Maestro" will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September and is expected to have a limited theatrical release on Nov. 22 before hitting Netflix on Dec. 20, according to Netflix.

Jewish Center and Synagogue in Atlanta Evacuated After Bomb Threat

Atlanta Police are investigating a bomb threat made Wednesday against a Jewish museum and nonprofit agency that forced building evacuations and street closures in busy Midtown. Officials have not said if they know who made the bomb threat.

The Atlanta Police Department closed Spring Street between 19th and 17th streets and other area streets after a bomb threat was phoned into 1440 Spring St. NW at about 3 p.m. The Breman Museum and Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta are located at the address. Both were evacuated while Atlanta Police and MARTA Police K-9 officers searched the area.

Police also evacuated and searched The Temple located on Peachtree Street, north of the 1440 Spring St. site. The Temple is Atlanta’s oldest Jewish congregation and was bombed in 1958.

“Out of an abundance of caution, 1589 Peachtree St. NE [The Temple] was also swept and cleared by Atlanta Police K-9 officers,” APD said in a news release. “Atlanta Police Homeland Security investigators responded to the scene. The investigation continues.”

No hazardous or dangerous materials were found, according to the APD.

Eric Robbins, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, said in a social media post the bomb scare was an “unfortunate incident.”

“While this unfortunate incident was triggered by individuals with misguided intentions, it underscores the resilience of our organization, our community, and our city,” Robbins said.

“It is during these challenging moments that the true strength of our collective spirit shines through, as we come together to navigate and respond to these regrettable situations.”

The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and Breman Museum said in a social media post they were grateful for local police and for their own safety protocols in place through its Community-Wide Security program and the Secure Community Network. SCN is the official safety and security organization for the Jewish community.

“Earlier today we received a bomb threat on our building and we evacuated. Keeping our staff and tenants safe was the #1 priority, and we are grateful that all of our protocols were in place thanks to the daily work of our Community-Wide Security program under the guidance of Secure Community Network,” the post said.

“We are immensely appreciative of the Atlanta Police Department (APD) and MARTA Police who sent their squads to our facility and conducted all necessary thorough checks to ensure our safety and provide us with the all-clear. We would also like to thank the Center for Puppetry Arts, our neighbor across the street, for graciously opening their facility to us and going above and beyond to keep everyone comfortable. APD is conducting the ongoing investigation,” the post said.

The bomb threat against the Breman Museum and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta is the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents that have occurred this year in metro Atlanta, including Dunwoody and Sandy Springs.

State and federal lawmakers condemned antisemitism after Nazi rallies were held in Cobb County and Macon during a weekend in late June. The same weekend, antisemitic flyers and other propaganda were found in Sandy Springs and Warner Robbins.

In April, residents in the Lake Claire, Candler Park and Kirkwood neighborhoods discovered antisemitic and anti-transgender flyers on their sidewalks and driveways.

Residents in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs neighborhoods were targeted with antisemitic flyers in early February. Hundreds gathered later that month at Temple-Emanu-El in Sandy Springs to bring awareness to and condemn antisemitism activities locally and nationally.

Mezuzah Desecrated at Israeli Hospital

A mezuzah affixed to the doors of the Oncology Department at the Galilee Medical Center in the northern city of Nahariya was desecrated with antisemitic messages.

The parchment scrolls inside the mezuzah, which contain the verses Shema Yisrael and Vehaya Im Shamo'a, were replaced with a handwritten note containing hateful messages.

On one side, in poorly written Hebrew, the note read, "All Jews are liars, they have no religion, they are murderers and terrorists. Death to Jews.” On the other side of the note, written in Arabic, it read, "There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of God. Islam is the solution."

The administration of the medical center, a vital facility serving some 600,000 northern residents, was deeply unsettled by the incident. Hospital director Prof. Masaad Barhoum promptly ordered the inspection of all mezuzahs on-site. A formal complaint was lodged with the police; however, they indicated that capturing the culprits would be no easy feat due to the absence of CCTV coverage in the areas in question.

Chen Almagor, a candidate for the Nahariyah City Council representing the Religious Zionist Party, condemned the incident, saying, "This act is deplorable, especially when it happens within a hospital that welcomes everyone without distinction of religion or nationality. We must not let such nationalist actions disrupt the harmony in the Galilee. I trust the police will take every measure to prevent future occurrences and bring those responsible to justice."

The Galilee Medical Center said in response, "During a routine mezuzah inspection, one was discovered containing paper notes praising Islam and disparaging Judaism. Upon discovering this, a complaint was filed with Israel Police. The medical center's director also instructed an expedited inspection of all mezuzahs within the hospital. Over 400 mezuzahs have been inspected so far, and no similar instances have been found."

Holocaust Memorial in Berlin Destroyed by Arson

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Konrad Kutt and Irena Aselmeier, founders of Germany's book box initiative, stand in front of the burned-out book box near the "Gleis 17" Holocaust memorial

German police are investigating a fire that destroyed a public book box dedicated to Holocaust history near a memorial at the site from which tens of thousands of Jews were deported to concentration camps and death camps in 1941 and 1942.

According to police, the fire at the “Bucherboxx” near the Track 17 memorial at the Berlin Grunewald train station was discovered in the early morning hours of Saturday. Witnesses told German news media they saw a man placing a box inside the former telephone booth that served as the “street library,” and setting it on fire.

An antisemitic note was found on the site, Helmuth Pohren-Hartmann of the Stumbling Block memorial initiative in Berlin-Friedenau told the German news agency dpa. Police have not revealed the content of the alleged note.

The book box, from which any passerby could borrow reading material related to the Holocaust, had been dedicated in 2012. Sustainability activist Konrad Kutt came up with the idea of using decommissioned telephone booths as mini-libraries some 13 years ago, according to the Bucherboxx website. The project has won several awards.

The books in the Track 17 library were almost all destroyed, according to news reports. Plans are under way to replace them.

The Track 17 memorial was dedicated in 1998. Designed by architects Nikolaus Hirsch, Wolfgang Lorch, and Andrea Wandel, it is composed of 186 cast steel plaques arranged in chronological order and set in the ballast next to the platform edge. Each plaque states the date of a transport, the number of deportees, the point of departure in Berlin and the destination.

Kentucky Authorities Arrest Man on Terrorism Charges for Threatening to Bomb Local Jewish Center

A Lexington man has been arrested after making threats to a local religious leader and to the Chabad Jewish Student Center, which is located just off the University of Kentucky campus.

Police say on Thursday, August 10, a local Rabbi contacted detectives from the personal crimes section regarding harassing communications they had received over several days. The messages contained hate speech and threats focused on the Jewish faith.

"It was horrifying," said Chabad of the Bluegrass Rabbi Shlomo Litvin, who identified himself to LEX 18 as the person who received the messages. "I think it's a startling picture into what's considered acceptable today. The ideas expressed there were homophobic, racist, and, of course, anti-Semitic."

Detectives were able to identify and locate the suspect, 58-year-old Sendil Nathan. He is charged with terroristic threatening (2nd degree) and is being held at the Fayette County Detention Center. StopAntisemitism shared an image of Nathan to Twitter.

Litvin is used to receiving antisemitic threats, but nothing like he’s received over the past few weeks, he said.

"These threats were unique for two reasons," said Rabbi Litvin. "Number one was the frequency of the messages. First, once every 24 hours and then several times over a 24-hour period. And secondly, the wording that was used included words like exterminate, goose-stepping into the gas chambers, mapping Chabad, bombing Chabad... these were words that certainly raised the alarm of our security team and made us reach out to law enforcement."

Those references to the Holocaust, the mentions of gas chambers and exterminations in particular, conjure up imagery that can feel for many Jews like a dagger in the heart. The Holocaust, where 6 million Jews died, remains a recent memory for Jews, Litvin said.

“It strikes a definite call that you are not safe, that you cannot rely on the society around you, you cannot rely on the promise of America against this threat of antisemitism,” Litvin said.

Many of the threats to Litvin/Chabad included a college element, with messages mentioning the University of Kentucky, Litvin said.

Despite the threats, Litvin makes clear that Lexington is still a safe city for members of the Jewish faith.

"The Lexington community, when they see hatred, steps up, we speak out, and we condemn and address it, and Lexington Police Department has done that," said Rabbi Litvin. "It's a fulfillment of that biblical command to appoint just policemen and just judges to establish the law of the land, and it helps me feel secure even as tshreats are made."

Often antisemitic threats go unsolved or ignored by officials, he said, adding he’s grateful that didn't happen here.

Litvin said the response needs to be twofold. Ordinary people need to speak up and say the hate is not acceptable, and Jewish community members need to make it clear they are not intimidated and that they are not going anywhere, Litvin said.

Litvin said that in the next day, he’ll announce their intention to move to a permanent location in Lexington. It’ll allow them to increase security measures.

“A 24/7 Jewish center serving the students and the surrounding community,” Litvin said. “It's Chabad’s way of saying we are not intimidated. The calls for our extermination will not have their desired effect, and we're going to be here, and we’re going to grow.”

Litvin was in contact with the FBI about the threats, he said.

"We are just learning of these allegations. No one should be subject to threats, discrimination or intimidation," the University of Kentucky said in a statement. "As the Chabad Center is not affiliated with the institution and is located off campus, our understanding is that Lexington police are investigating."

UK says there is a Chabad student organization with student leaders, and the university is reaching out to those members to provide support.

NYPD Searching for Vandal in Antisemitic Attack Against Synagogue

UPDATE July 17, 2023: Lenny De La Rosa, 21, was arrested Monday at E. 120th St. and Fifth Ave. in Harlem by cops who recognized him from surveillance footage showing him pulling out a black magic marker outside Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun; more here.

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Cops are searching for a vandal who scrawled antisemitic graffiti on a scrolling message board outside an Upper East Side synagogue.

The suspect, who has not been identified, walked up to the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue at 125 East 85th Street at about 7 p.m. Saturday, took out a marker and graffitied a display screen attached to the house of worship, the NYPD said.

Police described him as a man with a slim build and short black hair who is around 25 years-old.

He wore a white tank top, camo shorts and white sneakers, and ran off on East 85th Street after the hateful act.

Jewish watchdog organization StopAntisemitism shared an image of the suspect on Twitter.

By Sunday morning, the writing had been wiped off.

The sign suffered no damage.

“It was pretty easy to wipe off – they got it clean in a few minutes,” a neighbor named Scott told The Post.

“There’s three cameras right there!’ Scott, 51, continued. “Guy was probably wacked out on drugs. We get a lot of that here.”

The synagogue remained empty — even though there was a service scheduled for 9 a.m.

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating, cops said.

Neo-Nazi Propaganda Distributed Throughout Montana Town

Copies of a CD containing ‘neo-Nazi’ propaganda were sent to over a dozen homes in Miles City, Montana.

For Miles City resident Cory Cheguis, it was mail he neither expected nor wanted.

“My wife calls me and says there’s a weird disc in the mail and asked if somebody’s pulling a prank on me. And I said ah, no idea,” said Cheguis on Sunday at Miles City Fire Rescue.

Cheguis was mailed the CD last Thursday. It had no return address, so he had no idea where it came from.

“The postage on mine, it was scrubbed off, you couldn’t tell where it came from. I don’t know if it was through printing but the letter itself wasn’t physically made out to us. It was just made to our address and it appeared to me [to be written] with a typewriter,” Cheguis said.

What’s truly disturbing was the contents of the CD which contained over 100 mixed media files including a picture labeled “about-this-disc.”

“Plugged it into my car and it was some neo-Nazi propaganda sort of thing,” said Cheguis.

The files contained audio recordings and music that support the neo-Nazi movement, along with audio recordings of Hitler’s autobiographical manifesto called “Mein Kampf.”

Cheguis wasn’t the only recipient of this CD.

“Ironically, there’s all kinds of people in town that got it. Then I talked to my neighbor across the street, and he had it. He was like yea I called the cops,” Cheguis said.

Chelsey Oddy also found the disc in her delivered mail.

“I really didn’t think much of it ‘cuz the weird thing is it was postmarked from Casper,” said Oddy.

Oddy has an aunt in Casper, so she figured that’s where the CD was from, until she checked Facebook.

“And that popped up on one of my friend’s feeds, through Miles City Police Department’s Facebookthat said they’ve had calls on this,” Oddy said.

The Miles City Police Department posted a message on their Facebook page, stating that the matter is under investigation.

Oddy is just relieved she didn’t have to see the contents of the CD.

“I’m really glad I wasn’t able to open it or look into it,” said Oddy.

Another California Synagogue Evacuated over Bomb Threat

A Fullerton synagogue was evacuated Saturday following a false bomb threat, bringing a halt to Sabbath service. 

The service, which was streamed live and on demand on Facebook, was at Temple Beth Tikvah, at 1600 N. Acacia Ave.  The bomb threat was received around midday, police said.

Officials at the synagogue told police they received a phone call from a man who made antisemitic comments, Fullerton police Capt. Jon Radus told City News Service.

“The call, which was recorded, was reviewed by FPD personnel, and while certainly antisemitic in nature, it did not rise to the point of being criminal in nature,'' Radus said.

At 10:40 a.m., Fullerton police dispatch received a call from the Los Angeles Police Department advising they received a call from someone who said there was a bomb at Temple Beth Tikvah and that it would detonate in 20 minutes, he said.

About 30 people were evacuated as police and deputies, including a K-9, searched the property. The Orange County Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad determined there were no explosive device on the grounds. 

“Sadly, this is something that many temples, many Jewish houses of worship… have to live with,” said the Rabbi Mati Kirschenbaum. 

Details about the threat were not immediately available. 

West Virginian Nazi Arrested for Threatening Jewish Witnesses in Synagogue Shooting Trial

Federal agents Hardy Lloyd, a 45 year old West Virginia man on Thursday for allegedly threatening jurors and witnesses in the trial of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, which culminated last week in a death sentence.

Lloyd, is a “a self-proclaimed ‘reverend’ of a white supremacy movement,” according to a statement from the US Attorney’s office in the northern district of West Virginia. The statement said Lloyd “made threatening social media posts, website comments, and emails towards the jury and witnesses during the trial.” He is charged with obstruction of justice, witness tampering and transmitting threats in interstate and foreign commerce.

“Jury trials are a hallmark of the American justice system and attempts to intimidate witnesses or jurors will be met with a strong response,” US Attorney William Ihlenfeld said in the statement. “The use of hateful threats in an effort to undermine a trial is especially troubling.”

The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh welcomed the arrest. It said Lloyd had also targeted survivors of the 2018 attack, the victims’ families and employees of the federation and Secure Community Network, a nonprofit that coordinates security for Jewish institutions.

Lloyd extolled Robert Bowers, the man who carried out the attack at the Tree of Life synagogue building, killing 11 worshipers.

Lloyd’s statements allegedly referred to Squirrel Hill, the neighborhood where the shooting took place, which has a reputation for being tight-knit and friendly. It was also the home neighborhood of the late Fred Rogers, the longtime children’s TV host.

“All jews must be murdered. The jew race MUST be wiped out…So, target jews as BOWERS did …” one of Lloyd’s threats allegedly read, according to the federation. They said another of his threats read, “make the myths of Hitler seem like Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood … start kidnapping jews and torturing them to death.”

Wheeling, West Virginia, Lloyd’s hometown, is within commuting distance from Pittsburgh. Lloyd allegedly left stickers in heavily Jewish areas of Pittsburgh directing people to his website.

He has long been known to law enforcement for harassing the Jewish community and has been sentenced to prison three times; recently released in 2020.

Last year, the Texas Department of Public Safety offered a $1,000 award for information leading to the arrest of Lloyd, who was wanted in the state for making terroristic threats.

Neo-Nazi Bikers Banned from Minnesota Brewery

Symbols commonly attached to white supremacist and Nazi cultures were spotted at a well-known brewery in Northeast Minneapolis during a popular "Moto Nite" for the second month in a row, with the establishment stating they will not be welcome in the future.

Bauhaus Brew Labs, located at 1315 Tyler St. NE in Minneapolis, along with The Moto Collective, host a "Moto Nite" the second Thursday of each month – a gathering for enthusiasts and riders since 2017.

It was at the July event when, "a group of people were asked to leave for wearing hats with Nazi symbols on them," according to a statement provided by Bauhaus on Friday.

According to Bauhaus, a similar incident happened at its August gathering on Aug. 10, noting in a statement that, "Unfortunately, someone with the same symbols on display made it into last night’s event, which is absolutely unacceptable. As some folks noticed, this person was conversing with members of The Moto Collective who, upon noticing a lapel pin featuring hate symbols on it, immediately ended the conversation and asked them to leave." 

Bauhaus said in the statement the person has since been banned from future events, and it intends to "double our amount of hired security," for the September iteration.

"We want to make it EXTREMELY clear that we do not welcome, support, or condone the ideology represented by those symbols. It is disgusting and has no place at our brewery or anywhere else. Our event partners, The Moto Collective, are in complete agreement, and, together, we want to make it extremely clear to anyone who would show up with these symbols on display that they are not wanted at our events," Bauhaus said in a statement.

Further changes to its Moto Nite policies will include an entry to the event where riders will be checked for any hate symbols on their bike or clothing, with staff turning away those deemed inappropriate.

"If anyone refused entry or asked to leave for these reasons opts to cause a scene or refuses to leave, they can expect to be publicly called out over loudspeakers at the event," Bauhaus said in a statement. "These events are attended by an overwhelming majority of people who do not want to see Nazis, racists, or any of their ilk at our brewery, and we think anyone who fits those bills would very quickly find out just how unwelcome they are."

The brewery states it is, "not calling for a mob response," but wants to ensure that, "anyone wearing hate symbols at our event to feel appropriately uncomfortable and unwelcome."

Trump's Florida Golf Course Vandalized by Nazi Symbol

The sign welcoming guests to Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach was apparently vandalized overnight.

A tarp was covering the name "Trump" when WPTV photojournalist Eric Pasquarelli arrived at former President Donald Trump's golf club Friday morning.

A worker could later be seen painting over a swastika that was spray-painted on the sign.

Nobody from the Trump Organization, which oversees the West Palm Beach golf club, replied to an email seeking comment about the vandalism.

A spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said it didn't appear that an incident report had been filed.

Trump, who has called Mar-a-Lago home since leaving the White House, was a frequent visitor of his golf club while serving as the 45th president of the United States. He is the front-runner in a crowded Republican presidential race that includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whom Trump endorsed in 2018.

California Synagogue Evacuated over Bomb Threat

A synagogue in Fremont was evacuated Friday after a possible bomb threat was made, police said. 

Fremont police responded around 8 p.m. at the Beth Torah Jewish Temple on 42000 Paseo Padre Parkway after receiving reports of a bomb on the property. After evacuating the members inside and performing a search of the facility and surrounding area, no "suspicious devices or persons" were seen. 

Teens Arrested for Defacing Long Island Elementary Playground with Swastikas

Police say teens are facing charges for spray painting swastikas on a school playground in Merrick along Long Island.

Police announced the teens’ arrest during a meeting of concerned neighbors on Wednesday night.

A 14-year-old was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly leaving the antisemitic graffiti at the Chatterton School.

A 13-year-old turned himself in shortly after. Lawmakers, police officers and Rabbis spoke about how the problem can be combatted going forward.

"While this may be an act on the part of kids to do something they think is funny... it's an opportunity for us to reinforce the message that it is not funny. It is not acceptable in our society and it won't be tolerated," says state Sen. Steve Rhodes.

Police say the teens are also facing two misdemeanor charges.