2014 saw rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Czech Republic, says report

An annual report released by the Czech Jewish community suggests that anti-Semitism in the Czech Republic grew last year, registering a rise in reported cases compared to 2013. While physical anti-Semitic attacks remain uncommon in the Czech Republic and anti-Semitic sentiments are not mainstream within the majority population, there were cases of vandalism, verbal attacks and email threats, the Czech News Agency reports. The community registered five cases of vandalism, mostly of Jewish cemeteries, two higher than the previous year. It also registered 29 cases of harassment and nine threats, compared to six and three, respectively, in 2013.

Author: Jan Velinger