Antisemitic Flyers Found In Beverly Hills For Third Time

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Antisemitic flyers were found in Beverly Hills on Saturday for the third time since November.

Saturday was the second day of the Jewish holiday of Passover this year. The latest distribution of the flyers was reported near Loma Vista Drive and Carla Ridge, according to Sgt. R. Dolan of the Beverly Hills Police Department. Police collected hundreds of fliers, BHPD Public Information Officer Giovanni Trejo told Patch.

Police are investigating the source of the flyers. There is no threat to public safety, according to police. It is unclear whether Saturday's case is related to the similar fliers found in the city recently, Trejo said.

BHPD is working with federal and state partners to determine what violations were committed, Trejo said.

Residents in the northern end of Beverly Hills first found the flyers around 7 a.m. Saturday, the Los Angeles Times reported. Saturday's flyers included propaganda-style hate speech connecting Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the Jewish people, based on photos posted to social media.

"Hate will NEVER win. We are only stronger," Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse said in a tweet.

Flyers were first found around the city on Nov. 28, the first day of Hanukkah. They were a single-page in a plastic bag weighed down with rice and included "propaganda-style hate speech related to the COVID pandemic and the Jewish people," according to the City Council. A second distribution of about 200 similar flyers occurred found around the city on Dec. 18.

City Council addressed the flyers in January after the second set was found around the city.

City News Service contributed to this report.