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dents, an increase of 41 percent over 2015;
• 510 vandalism incidents, an increase of 35 percent;
• 36 physical assault incidents, a decrease of 35 per-
cent.
According to the ADL report, the 2016 presidential
election and the heightened political atmosphere played
a role in the increase. There were 34 incidents linked to
the election. For example, in Denver, graffiti posted in
May 2016 said, “Kill the Jews, Vote Trump.” In November,
a St. Petersburg, Fla., man was accosted by someone who
told him “Trump is going to finish what Hitler started.”
Incidents on college campuses remained mostly flat,
but anti-Semitic incidents at non-Jewish elementary,
middle and high schools increased 106 percent, from 114
in 2015 to 235 in 2016. This increase accelerated in the
first quarter of 2017, when 95 incidents were reported.
“Schools are a microcosm of the country,” Greenblatt
said. “Children absorb messages from their parents and
the media, and bring them into their schools and play-
grounds. We are very concerned the next generation is
internalizing messages of intolerance and bigotry.”
Oren Segal, director of the ADL Center on Extremism,
said, “These incidents need to be seen in the context of
a general resurgence of white supremacist activity in the
United States. Extremists and anti-Semites feel embold-
ened and are using technology in new ways to spread
their hatred and to impact the Jewish community on and
off line.” •