US EditionHigh School Students in San Jose Form Swastika on Football Field, Post Image with Hitler Quote on Social Media
Eight San Jose students formed a human swastika on a football field and posted it with an antisemitic Hitler quote, prompting a hate crime probe and school discipline.
- On Wednesday, December 3, a photo posted on Instagram showed eight Branham High School students forming a swastika, prompting a hate-crime investigation by the San Jose Police Department.
- Students captioned the image with an antisemitic quote from Adolf Hitler, while Bay Area Jewish Coalition Education and Advocacy said it flagged bias for two years and the California Department of Education found biased instruction in April.
- San Jose police said, `'Students shared a photo via social media of a 'human swastika' made with their persons,'` police said Monday, and staff identified those involved via an anonymous tip line.
- Jewish students and parents said they felt scared and shaken, while Principal Beth Silbergeld, California State Senator Dave Cortese , and the California Department of Education condemned the act Monday.
- The California Department of Education will offer statewide resources to Branham High School while the district plans to work with the Anti-Defamation League, Bay Area Jewish Coalition, and Jewish Community Relations Council of the Bay Area to support healing and restoration.
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California high school students spark outrage with human swastika
San Francisco Bay Area high school students post group photo posing as a human swastika, captioned with a quote from Adolf Hitler presaging the genocide of Jews in Europe. By World Israel News Staff A northern California high school has launched an investigation after a photograph of students lying in the shape of a swastika on the school’s football field went viral on social media last week. On December 3rd, a photograph was posted online showi…
Outrage as California students form human swastika
Photo: Supplied A photo of eight high school students forming a "human swastika" on a California football field went viral online last week, spurring an outcry from the Jewish community and political leaders across Silicon Valley.
Outrage in Silicon Valley: High School Hate Symbol Incident Sparks National Debate
An alarming incident at Branham High School in San Jose involved students forming a 'human swastika.' The act sparked national outrage, particularly within the Jewish community, and prompted responses from political leaders. The image was circulated online, drawing attention to rising antisemitic incidents in the U.S.
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Outrage after California high school students form ‘human swastika’
Some Jewish students said the post left them feeling scared
'Repulsive': San Jose high school students form swastika pose and post Hitler quote calling for annihilation of Jews
What the heck has gone wrong at Branham High School in San Jose, California? On Dec. 3 a student at the school shared a post on Instagram of eight high schoolers lying on the school’s football field in the shape of a swastika. That’s instantly not great, but maybe they simply didn’t understand the full symbolism of that shape? Oh, what’s that? The student captioned the image with a direct quote from Adolf Hitler calling for “the annihilation of …
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