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Wearing sunglasses Jeremy Brokaw and his attorney Joshua Smith address press reporters after Brokaw accepted a plea deal for littering in relation to the distribution of antisemitic flyers. (Photo by David Rullo) 
Crime and Punishment
White supremacist claims ‘Jews didn’t like what was on the flyer’
By David Rullo
Ohio man pled guilty to littering in case related to antisemitic literature distributed in Pittsburgh
Wearing sunglasses Jeremy Brokaw and his attorney Joshua Smith address press reporters after Brokaw accepted a plea deal for littering in relation to the distribution of antisemitic flyers. (Photo by David Rullo) 
June 3, 2026, 3:15 pm
White supremacist claims ‘Jews didn’t like what was on the flyer’
Ohio man pled guilty to littering in case related to antisemitic literature distributed in Pittsburgh
By David Rullo
Deena Blumenfeld’s Israeli flag has been targeted by a vandal for the third time. It’s the fourth antisemitic incident to happen at her home in less than two years. (Photo provided by Deena Blumenfeld)
March 2, 2026, 8:42 pm
Individual who targeted local Jewish community member reaches plea deal
Ivo Dylan Stjepovic cut Israeli flag
By David Rullo
No Appetite for Apartheid wants to stop your ability to buy avocados from Israel. (Photo by Olesia Shadrina via iStock)
February 10, 2026, 12:21 pm
Groups attempt to force BDS initiatives in Pittsburgh
No Appetite for Apartheid, Sumud push divestment from Israel
By David Rullo
(iStock Photo)
November 26, 2025, 10:01 am
We won’t win a war for Jewish identity with press releases
We cannot defeat a movement that delegitimizes Jewish existence by continually defending our right to exist.
By Avi Abelow
Homeowner Lynn Rae Wentworth was shocked to discover a tiled swastika beneath a rug in the home she recently purchased. (Photo by David Rullo)
November 24, 2025, 2:47 pm
Superior Court rules swastika not material defect in home
“It might be better to propose and pass legislation that can really have an impact,” she said.
By David Rullo
The Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. (David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons)
November 5, 2025, 9:43 am
A sign in my neighborhood says ‘The Holocaust is fake’ — I wish I felt surprised
In a time of so-called ‘fake news,’ the truth doesn’t seem to matter anymore
By Aviya Kushner
Pro-Palestinian supporters protest outside The New York Times building in New York City on January 18, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images)
October 15, 2025, 1:15 pm
My one sign against the hate of the ‘Flood NYC for Gaza’ protest was not enough
I want there to be a record that at least one person here stood against this hate.
By Elisha Wiesel
October 3, 2025, 2:41 pm
Mt. Pleasant marred by antisemitic, racist graffiti
"Mt. Pleasant is a town that we have not have any interaction with because they have had no previous incidents," she said.
By David Rullo
A North Side home was defaced with antisemitic graffiti. It was just one event in Pennsylvania which saw an 18% increase in antisemitic incidents in 2024. (Photo provided by resident)
October 1, 2025, 2:58 pm
New ADL report examines ‘Hate in the Keystone State’
“It does effectively capture what we’ve seen — that is, the rise in white supremacist propaganda,” she said.
By David Rullo
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Chabad of Squirrel Hill were vandalized on July 29 2025. (Courtesy photo)
September 10, 2025, 3:57 pm
Talya Lubit sentenced for antisemitic graffiti
“I’m responsible for hurting people,” Lubit said. “I’m so sorry.”
By David Rullo
Homeowner Lynn Rae Wentworth was shocked to discover a tiled swastika beneath a rug in the home she recently purchased. (Photo by David Rullo)
September 3, 2025, 9:23 am
Homeowner finds swastika, German eagle tiled into home
“I freaked out. My husband freaked out. I called my parents. We freaked out and were fit to be tied.”
By David Rullo
Protestors encamped in the shadow of the Cathedral of Learning at Schenley Park to protest Israel's war with Hamas, spring 2024 (Photo by Jim Busis)
August 19, 2025, 12:50 pm
Pitt’s Working Group on Antisemitism readies for fall semester
The committee will evaluate university procedures, programs and support systems aimed at combating antisemitism.
By David Rullo
Antisemitic and anti-Catholic graffiti was found at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Church (Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish) in Baldwin. (Photo provided by the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese)
July 22, 2025, 2:17 pm
Local church vandalized with anti-Catholic, antisemitic graffiti
The graffiti included multiple images and phrases, including a swastika and “SS.”
By David Rullo
Sue Berman Kress and Meryl Ainsman at the No Kings rally. (Courtesy of Meryl Ainsman)
June 18, 2025, 3:21 pm
We came to defend American democracy, not to be blindsided by hate
"As the chants of 'Free Palestine' swelled and fists were pumped into the air, we felt so uncomfortable and betrayed that we turned and left."
By Meryl Ainsman and Sue Berman Kress
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025. Elad Nehorai believes something has shifted in Trump's perspective on Israel. (Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP)
May 22, 2025, 9:30 am
Anti-Israel rhetoric is fueling a powerful new wave of antisemitism from the right
Trump’s shifting attitude is representative of a change that has been brewing on the American political right for a decade.
By Elad Nehorai
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