More Antisemitic Flyers Found, This Time In Culver City

CULVER CITY, CA — Antisemitic flyers were distributed in a Culver City neighborhood earlier this week, and now an investigation is underway, police said Tuesday.

"The incident involved the distribution of an antisemitic hate publication in one Culver City neighborhood," the police department said in a statement Tuesday.

A number of residents called the police department early Monday morning regarding the flyers, and "13 copies of this publication were found," police said.

"This publication was produced by a known hate group who has distributed similar hate materials in surrounding cities," police said. "The Culver City Police Department condemns all forms of hate, and we stand in solidarity with our Jewish community.

"We will utilize all resources available to us to fully investigate this matter and bring any criminal offenders that are identified to justice. We are working diligently with our community partners, neighboring agencies and other law enforcement partners on this incident.

"Any criminal activity that is discovered as a result of this investigation will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for criminal filing consideration," the statement added.

This is one of several incidents of antisemitic flyers found in Southern California and throughout the U.S.

In Beverly Hills, the flyers were found in April for a third time since November — during Passover. In Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, people reported finding hate speech stickers throughout the area in December. And in January, the same thing happened in Huntington Beach. Similar incidents were also reported in Hollywood and Pasadena.

A 2021 report from the American Jewish Committee found that antisemitism is on the rise and a source of anxiety among Jewish people, with 1 in 4 Jewish people experiencing antisemitism over the last year.

Anyone with information on the case was urged to call Culver City police Sgt. Eddie Baskaron at 310-253-6316 or the watch commander at 310-253-6202.

City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.