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According to the report, van- "If you are some 17-year-old neo-
dalism, including everything Nazi who wants to write 'Death
from slurs scrawled on public to the Jews' on a wall and you are
buildings to arson of a synagogue, caught, you can be prosecuted."
While this may have caused a
increased to 869 from 788 in
1993. Twenty-five arsons and 10 drop in the number of incidents,
attempted arsons took place the improving economy may
this past year, an increase from have had an impact as well. A
one arson and two attempts in drop in unemployment numbers
usually corresponds with a de-
1993.
Crimes of harassment, in- crease in anti-Semitic incidents,
cluding threats and assaults, Mr. Lobenthal said.
Although the state picture was
continued to follow a nine-year
trend toward more personalized a bit brighter, Mr. Lobenthal .
attacks. Fifty-eight percent was concerned about the nation-
al rise in anti-
(1,197) of the total
Semitic incidents,
anti-Semitic inci-
specifically at-
dents involved ha-
tacks on individ-
rassment of some
uals in the form
sort. Of those, 975
of harassment,
were directed
threats and as-
specifically toward
saults. He said
individuals.
this is indicative
The "most vio-
of an aggressive
lent (anti-Semitic)
change in the be-
incident" was in-
havior of individ-
cluded in the ha-
uals.
rassment category,
<7' " It is more in-
the report said.
your-face now,"
That occurred
,2 he said. "There
March 1 in New
has been a shift
York City when a
from vandalism
gunman emptied Richard Lobenthal:
against property
an automatic gun Economy a factor.
to an increase in
into a van filled
with Lubavitch students. Aaron acts against individuals The acts
Halberstam, a 16-year-old stu- are more hostile."
"It is different. It is a radical
dent, was killed and three others
were injured. Rashid Baz, a 28- change from painting a swasti-
year-old Lebanese immigrant, ka and leaving a message on an
was sentenced recently to 141 answering machine."
Miriam Starkman has seen
years in prison.
Another continuing trend was some of this change. As director
the increase of anti-Semitic inci- of Hillel of Metro Detroit, she was
dents on America's college cam- in her Wayne State University
puses. A total of 143 incidents, office on March 8 when Detroit
ranging from swastikas paint- police called to inform her that a
ed on buildings to the assault on bomb threat had been called in
a University of Montana student, to Hillel's switchboard. Police
were reported in 1994, up from searched the offices but no bomb
was found.
122 in 1993 and 54 in 1988.
She was also in the office
Geographically, New York,
New Jersey, California, Florida when, the day after a Jewish set-
and Massachusetts lead the na- tler killed 29 people in Hebron,
tion in anti-Semitic incidents, gar- someone painted a swastika on
nering 1,201 or 58 percent of all the door of the Hillel offices.
"We had more incidents di-
reports. Arkansas, Hawaii,
Mississippi, Nevada, South rectly targeting us than in years
Carolina and Puerto Rico each re- before," she said.
The Bloomfield Township cou-
ported one incident while Arizona,
Oklahoma, West Virginia and ple experienced this kind of di-
rect harassment.
Wyoming reported none.
After the evidence was turned
Although figures were on the
rise around the country, they over to police, detectives took
were down in Michigan, with pictures of the package and its
vandalism numbers dropping contents. The couple was inter-
from 18 reported in 1993 to 11 in viewed but could not come up
1994 and harassment figures with names of anyone who would
falling from 25 in 1993 to 15 in do such a thing.
`They have no known enemies,
1994.
Richard Lobenthal, director of no idea where it came from," Lt.
the Anti-Defamation League in Werner said.
Since the time the pig's head
Michigan, credited better police
response and an improving econ- was found, police have exhaust-
omy for the reduction in state ed their investigative leads. The
cardboard box was indistin-
numbers.
Mr. Lobenthal, co-chair of the guishable, the bag was generic
state's Bias Crimes Response and the rest of the pig was not
Task Force, said that police forces found.
"That is all we have," Lt.
are now more familiar with leg-
islation passed in 1988 which Werner said. "I wish I could tell
outlaws ethnic intimidation. you more." ❑
'That sends a message," he said.

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