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Hate, Extremism, Anti-Semitism In 112 NJ Towns In 2019: Report

In 2019, there were 216 incidents of hate, extremism and anti-Semitism in 112 towns in NJ, according to a new report. Here's where.

Responders work to clean up the scene of Tuesday's shooting that left multiple people dead at a kosher market on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J.
Responders work to clean up the scene of Tuesday's shooting that left multiple people dead at a kosher market on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

NEW JERSEY – A new report shines a light on potential incidents of hate, extremism and anti-Semitism in New Jersey this past year.

In 2019, there were 216 incidents of hate, extremism and anti-Semitism in 112 towns in New Jersey, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

The figure for 2019 decreased from the 452 incidents reported in New Jersey during 2018. But the incidents were no less concerning, the report says.

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In December, six people were killed in Jersey City in what Gov. Phil Murphy called a "hate-crime " and an act of domestic terrorism (the incident is one of 216 listed below). Read more: Gov. Murphy: Jersey City Attack Was 'Hate-Crime;' Video Released

One of the groups that's predominately mentioned in the report is the New Jersey European Heritage Association (NJEHA), which the ADL says is a small, New Jersey-based white supremacist group. "NJEHA espouses racism, anti-Semitism and intolerance under the guise of 'saving' white European peoples from purported imminent extinction," the report said.

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The list follows a similar report published last year by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which said 18 hate organizations are based in towns throughout the Garden State, and the number is rising. Read more: Hate Groups In NJ: Map Shows Rising Total Of Racist Organizations

The occurrences in New Jersey identified in the ADL report were among the 4,015 examples of extremist and anti-Semitic incidents that happened nationwide in 2019. The figure reported for 2019 is up almost 32 percent from the 3,052 incidents reported in 2018, according to the ADL.

Here is a collection of the incidents in New Jersey that the non-governmental organization included in its registry:

  • Aberdeen Township, May-19: Swastika vandalism discovered on a bench at a high school.
  • Asbury Park, 11/1/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Stop drag queen story hour," "Stop invasion caravan defend America troops to the border now," "They own us no war for Israel," and "Demand a real investigation of USS Liberty attack June 8th 1967 Israeli sneak attack against Americans!"
  • Basking Ridge, 5/22/19: Jonathan Xie was arrested for attempting to provide material support to Hamas and threatening to shoot pro-Israel supporters, as well as bomb the Israeli consulate and Trump Tower in New York City.
  • Basking Ridge, Apr-19: A playground at Pleasant Valley Park was vandalized with swastika graffiti.
  • Bayonne, 9/18/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Money does not rule you," "Not stolen conquered," and "Better dead than red."
  • Bayonne, Jul-19: Three people were arrested for vandalizing various public places with swastika graffiti and "Atomwaffen Division," which is the name of a neo-Nazi group.
  • Bayonne, Jun-19: Swastika vandalism discovered in a park.
  • Berlin, Nov-19: Swastika carved into the cement in front of a car wash.
  • Bernards Township, 1/6/19: Identity Evropa, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "European roots American greatness." They also posted stickers featuring their group logo.
  • Bernardsville, 5/27/19: American Identity Movement, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Michael J. Nervine Memorial Park.
  • Bloomfield, 2/22/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed stickers that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage."
  • Bordentown, 11/20/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Stop the invasion caravan defend America," "Troops to the border now," "Troops to the border," "No communism in America," and "Demand a real investigation of USS Liberty attack June 8th 1967 Israeli sneak attack against Americans!"
  • Bordentown, 8/25/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Remember the USS Liberty! 1967 attack against America," "America belongs to Americans," "Defend the Second Amendment," and "Defend our borders!"
  • Bordentown, 8/16/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage" and "Remember the USS Liberty! June 8th 1967 Israeli sneak attack against America!"
  • Bordentown, 8/8/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Feminism is cancer" and "Love your race."
  • Bridgewater, 10/19/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed American flag-themed stickers with the QR code for Patriot Front and propaganda that read: "America first," "Money does not rule you," and "Keep America American."
  • Bridgewater, 10/4/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Don't believe (((FAKE))) news," "FCK antifa," "Stand your ground," and "This is our land."
  • Bridgewater, 7/22/19: Daily Stormer Book Club, an alt right group, distributed anti-Semitic propaganda that read: "HOLO-CAUST=FAKE NEWS The people that lied about soap, lampshades are lying about gas chambers and ovens."
  • Cherry Hill, Nov-19: The owner of a kosher supermarket received a threatening anti-Semitic postcard that read, "You are going down jew [sic] boy. Too bad others will be hurt along with you."
  • Cherry Hill, Apr-19: Synagogue CCTV recorded a man vandalizing the synagogue's sign.
  • Cinnaminson, 12/8/19: Loyal White Knights, a Klan group, distributed recruitment fliers.
  • Clark, 6/1/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Blood & Soil," "Love your race," "Mass immigration is white genocide," "They have to go back," and "Western civilization is white civilization."
  • Clifton, 12/19/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "To ourselves and our posterity," "Life liberty victory," "Life of our people liberty of our nation victory of the American spirit," and "America first."
  • Clifton, Sep-19: Anti-Semitic literature left on a parked car.
  • Cranbury, 6/23/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Communism killed 100 million," "Diversity means no white people," and "They have to go back."
  • Cranbury, 5/6/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read, "Reclaim Your Heritage," "Communism killed 100 Million," "Mass immigration is white genocide," and "Western Civilization is white civilization."
  • Cranford, May-19: Jewish student at an elementary school victim of anti-Semitic bullying and taunts.
  • Cranford, Feb-19: A classmate told a Jewish student "I hate Jews. Jews should be dead."
  • Eagleswood Township, 12/31/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda.
  • East Windsor Township, 12/7/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers with the QR code for New Jersey European Heritage Association and propaganda that read: "Take back your country."
  • Edison, 8/18/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "End all immigration," "Reclaim America," and "Build the wall! Deport them all!"
  • Edison, 6/25/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Multi-culturalism has failed," "Strong borders strong nations," and "No sanctuary state!"
  • Edison, 3/24/19: American Identity Movement, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Middlesex County College that read: "Protect American Workers" and "Embrace your identity."
  • Emerson, May-19: Anti-Semitic and racist graffiti that included a swastika was found in a classroom at emerson Junior-Senior High School.
  • Englewood, Mar-19: Anti-Semitic and anti-black graffiti was written on bathroom stalls at Dwight-Engelwood School.
  • Evesham Township, Oct-19: A man left anti-Semitic and anti-Israel fiers on cars parked outside Fleming?s Steak House on Route 73.
  • Evesham Township, Oct-19: A man left anti-Semitic and anti-Israel fiers on cars parked in the Marlton Crossing shopping center parking lot.
  • Evesham Township, 9/25/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Western civilization is white civilization," "Nationalism not globalism," and "Troops to the border!"
  • Ewing, 10/11/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Multi-culturalism has failed," "Diversity means no white countries," "Feminism is cancer," and "Deport all illegal aliens."
  • Ewing, Aug-19: Individual consistently yells at passersby anti-Semitic, racist, and Islamophobic slurs.
  • Fair Lawn, Sep-19: A swastika was etched into an auditorium chair and a bathroom at Memorial Middle School within a week of each other.
  • Flemington, 12/18/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed American flag themed stickers with the QR code for Patriot Front and propaganda that read: "Better dead than red," "Reclaim America," "America first," and "To ourselves and our posterity."
  • Flemington, 9/9/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "No communism in America," "Reject degeneracy" and "Communism killed 100 million."
  • Florham Park, Sep-19: Synagogue received an anti-Semitic conspiratorial email.
  • Franklin, 12/18/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda with the QR code for New Jersey European Heritage Association and propaganda that read: "No communism in America," "Defend our borders," and "Family & tradition our land our culture."
  • Galloway Township, Mar-19: Two deans at Stockton University received anti-Semitic fax that falsely alleged that the Chabad branch of Judaism cooperated with the Nazis during the Holocaust.
  • Glen Rock, Sep-19: Two swastikas were etched into the tile of a bathroom at Glen Rock Middle School.
  • Glen Rock, Jun-19: A swastika was etched into the wall of a classroom at Glen Rock High School.
  • Glen Rock, May-19: A swastika was drawn on a wall in a bathroom at Glen Rock High School.
  • Green Township, Jun-19: Individual sent doctored images with Nazi imagery to Jewish individuals.
  • Hackettstown, 1/10/19: Identity Evropa, an alt right group, distributed fliers featuring their group logo.
  • Hamilton Township (Mercer County), 9/17/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Family & tradition our land our culture," "End immigration now before the first world becomes the third," and "America for Americans."
  • Hamilton Township (Mercer County), 8/25/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Communism killed 100 million," "Reclaim America," "Western civilization is white civilization," and "Deport all 20 million illegal aliens!"
  • Hamilton Township (Mercer County), 8/7/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Unity is strength diversity is weakness" and "Mass immigration is suicide."
  • Hazlet, 8/10/19: Approximately one dozen individuals associated with the New Jersey European Heritage Association, a white supremacist group, held a private Bar-B-Que commemorating the second anniversary of the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally.
  • Hazlet, 8/10/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "No sanctuary state" and "America for Americans."
  • Hazlet, Apr-19: Employee at a Costco directed anti-Jewish comments at her co-worker and his father, who is Jewish.
  • Heathcote, 6/1/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Strong borders strong nations," "Build the wall," "Deport them all," "Remember the USS Liberty! 1967 Israeli attack against America," and "What is the Kalergi Plan?"
  • Highland Park, 7/18/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Deport illegal aliens" and "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage."
  • Highland Park, Apr-19: A middle school student made racist and anti-Semitic remarks at school including denying that the Holocaust happened.
  • Hightstown, 12/24/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "The New Jersey European Heritage Association wishes you a Merry white Christmas."
  • Hightstown, 4/7/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "White Pride World Wide," "Reclaim Your Heritage," and "It‚Äôs okay to be white."
  • Hillsborough, 12/22/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed American flag themed stickers with the QR code for Patriot Front and propaganda that read: "America first," "One nation against invasion," and "Life liberty victory."
  • Hillsborough, 11/3/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Revolution is tradition," "United we stand," "America first," and their group logo.
  • Hillsborough, 9/30/19: Members of the New Jersey European Heritage Association held a gathering at the Sourland Mountain Preserve in Hillsborough, New Jersey.
  • Hillsborough, 8/30/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "America belongs to Americans," and "Mass immigration is white genocide."
  • Hillsborough, 7/15/19: Daily Stormer Book Club, an alt right group, distributed anti-Semitic propaganda that read: "HOLO-CAUST=FAKE NEWS The people that lied about soap, lampshades are lying about gas chambers and ovens."
  • Hillsborough, 6/11/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Stop the third world invasion Build the Wall Deport them all! Troops to the border now." "Remember the USS Liberty! 1967 Israeli attack against America," and "Defend America."
  • Hoboken, 9/14/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Money does not rule you," "Better dead than red," and "Not stolen conquered."
  • Hoboken, 2/24/19: Identity Evropa, an alt right group, posted stickers featuring their group logo.
  • Howell Township, 7/22/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Stand your ground" and "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage."
  • Howell Township, Apr-19: Employees at a nail salon made anti-Semitic remarks regarding Jewish customers.
  • Jackson, Sep-19: A teenager yelled anti-Semitic slurs and attempted to drive over two individuals standing outside a residence. There were no injuries.
  • Jackson, Apr-19: A house was defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti that included swastikas and messages that read "F*** Jews" and "Go Home Kiks [sic]."
  • Jamesburg, 7/10/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "End all immigration" and "Defend the second amendment."
  • Jersey City, 12/10/19: David Anderson and Francine Graham, apparent adherents of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement, embarked upon a shooting spree and shootout with police that left one police officer and three civilians dead, as well as the perpetrators. The attack is under investigation but may be motivated by anti-police and anti-Semitic animus. The two are also suspects in a separate murder that occurred days before the attack.
  • Jersey City, 9/7/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage."
  • Jersey City, 9/3/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Money does not rule you," "Better dead than red," and "Will your speech be hate speech?"
  • Jersey City, Sep-19: Anti-Semitic flier posted on light poles near a synagogue.
  • Jersey City, 8/25/19 Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Better dead than red," "Not stolen conquered," and "Money does not rule you."
  • Jersey City, 3/15/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed stickers that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage" and "Stop white genocide."
  • Kenilworth, 6/1/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Nationalism is nature," "We owe them nothing," "Reject white guilt," "Open borders for Israel," and "What is the Kalergi Plan?"
  • Kingston, 6/1/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that asked: "Tired of anti-white propaganda?" "Isn't it time you took your own side?" and "What is the Kalergi Plan?"
  • Lacey Township, Apr-19: Swastikas were spray-painted on a store that was under construction.
  • Lakewood, May-19: A sign that read "Lakewood Hasidic shit hole" was affixed to a pole outside a synagogue.
  • Lakewood, May-19: Jewish man victim of ongoing anti-Semitic harassment by Rise Up Ocean County and its supporters.
  • Lakewood, May-19: Rash of incidents in Lakewood where cars and property were defaced with stickers that were anti-Semitic.
  • Lakewood, Apr-19: Individual received a threatening anti-Semitic card in the mail.
  • Lambertville, 9/19/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "They all have to go back," "Import the third world become the third world," "Mass immigration is white genocide," and "Nationalism not globalism."
  • Lawrenceville, Sep-19: Swastika carved into pavement.
  • Leonardo, 9/27/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Anti-racist is code for anti-white," "Blood and soil," and "Strong borders strong nations."
  • Leonardo, 4/7/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read, "Reclaim Your Heritage" and another titled "Duty Calls."
  • Livingston, Aug-19: Driver made an obscene gesture and anti-Semitic reference to another driver.
  • Long Branch, Jul-19: Swastika graffiti discovered in West End Park. The park is across the street from Chabad of the Shore.
  • Mansfield Township (Burlington County), 12/21/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda in Columbus in Mansfield Township that read: "The New Jersey European Heritage Association wishes you a Merry white Christmas."
  • Mansfield Township (Warren County), 6/23/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: ""Remember the USS Liberty! 1967 attack against America," "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Keep America American," and "Stop the third world invasion of America!"
  • Manville, 3/18/19: American Identity Movement, an alt right group, posted stickers featuring their group logo.
  • Maple Shade Township, 12/8/19: Loyal White Knights, a Klan group, distributed recruitment fliers.
  • Maplewood, 12/15/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Don't believe (((FAKE))) news," and "Open borders for Israel."
  • Marlboro Township, Mar-19: Jewish institution received an anti-Semitic threat by email.
  • Matawan, 9/21/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Reclaim America," and "Troops to the border!"
  • Medford, 8/5/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage."
  • Mercerville, 11/24/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Mass immigration is white genocide," "Reject white guilt," "They hate you for being white," and "Love your race."
  • Mercerville, 9/17/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Stop drag queen story hour," and "Report illegal aliens they are criminal invaders!"
  • Middlesex County, 6/16/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that that read: "Strong borders! Strong nations! Keep America American!" and "Stop the third world invasion of America! Deport them all! Troops to the border now!"
  • Middletown Township, 11/25/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, posted fliers at Hartshorne Woods Park that read: "No communism in America."
  • Middletown Township, 11/23/19: Approximately ten members of the New Jersey European Heritage Association, a white supremacist group, held a gathering at Hartshorne Woods near Navesink.
  • Milltown, 10/5/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "This is our land," "Troops to the border," "Don't believe (((FAKE))) news," and "No more wars for Israel."
  • Milltown, 9/14/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Deport all 20 million illegal aliens," "Defend our borders," and "America belongs to Americans."
  • Monmouth County, 6/22/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Stop the third world invasion of America! Deport them all! Troops to the border now!" "Remember the USS Liberty! 1967 attack against America," "Anti-racist is code for anti-white," and "Rise up Ocean County defend free speech defend the 1st Amendment Don't let the Zionist supremacists take away your civil rights..."
  • Monroe Township, 7/3/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Nationalism not globalism," "Troops to the border," "Reclaim America," and "America for Americans."
  • Montclair, Nov-19: An employee at Montclair High School discovered that a table in the school cafeteria was vandalized with swastika drawings.
  • Montgomery Township, 6/11/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Remember the USS Liberty! 1967 Israeli attack against America," "Diversity means no white people," and "Western civilization is white civilization."
  • Montvale, May-19: A swastika and the message "White Lives Matter" were written in a bathroom at a rest stop.
  • Montvale, Mar-19: A bathroom at a high school was defaced with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti that included a swastika, the word "Jews" with a circle and line through it, the n-word, and "WP" for white power.
  • Moorestown, 12/8/19: Loyal White Knights, a Klan group, distributed recruitment fliers.
  • Moorestown, 1/28/19: Confederate Knights, a Klan group distributed fliers that read: "Proverbs 22.28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set" and "eternal vigilance is the price of freedom."
  • Morris Plains, Jan-19: A synagogue received an anti-Semitic conspiratorial message on Facebook.
  • Morristown, 5/27/19: American Identity Movement, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Morristown National Historical Park.
  • Morristown, 1/17/19: Identity Evropa, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "European roots American greatness." They also posted stickers featuring their group logo.
  • Mount Olive Township, Aug-19: Two drunk teenagers defaced a various property at a condominium complex with swastika graffiti.
  • New Brunswick, 11/18/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Duty calls," "Arrest sanctuary mayors," and "Demand a real investigation of USS Liberty attack June 8th 1967 Israeli sneak attack against Americans!"
  • New Brunswick, 10/13/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Rutgers University that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Reclaim America," and "Nationalism not globalism."
  • New Brunswick, 10/7/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Middlesex County College that read: "No communism in America," "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "This is our land," and "Western civilization is white civilization."
  • New Brunswick, 10/2/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Rutgers University that read: "Life liberty and pursuit of victory" and "Not stolen conquered."
  • New Brunswick, 9/15/19 New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Rutgers University that that read: "Ride Rutgers of Reds no communism," "Only two genders," "Our land our culture" and "Troops to the border!"
  • New Brunswick, 8/19/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Deport illegal aliens," "Feminism is cancer," and "Mass immigration is white genocide."
  • New Brunswick, 6/10/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Stand your ground," "Import the third world become the third world," and "Strong borders strong nations! Keep America American!"
  • New Brunswick, 5/12/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage" and "Stop the invasion Caravan! Defend America! Troops to the border now!"
  • New Brunswick, 5/10/19 New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Unity is strength diversity is weakness," "They have to go back," "Mass immigration is white genocide, "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage" and "Stop the invasion Caravan! Defend America! Troops to the border now!"
  • New Brunswick, May-19: A house was vandalized with swastika graffiti.
  • New Brunswick, 3/30/19: American Identity Movement, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Embrace your identity," "Protect American workers," and "Defend America."
  • New Brunswick, 3/16/19: American Identity Movement, an alt right group, posted stickers featuring their group logo.
  • Newark, 12/24/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed American flag themed stickers with the QR code for Patriot Front and propaganda that read: "Revolution is tradition," "America is not for sale," and "Life liberty victory."
  • Newark, 10/3/19: Members of the New Jersey European Heritage Association protested a rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
  • Newark, 6/25/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Open borders for Israel," "Western civilization is white civilization," and "What is the Kalergi plan?"
  • North Bergen, 6/13/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that that read: "Mass immigration is genocide," "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," and "What is the Kalergi Plan?"
  • North Brunswick, 6/1/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed stickers that read: "Feminism is cancer," "reject white guilt," "We owe them nothing," "Mass immigration is white genocide," "They hate you for being white," and "Stand your ground."
  • Old Bridge Township, 10/25/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed stickers that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Love your race," "No communism in America," and "Isn't it time you took your own side?"
  • Old Bridge Township, 9/21/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "America for Americans," "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," and "Defend our borders!"
  • Old Bridge Township, 8/25/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "They all have to go back," "Reclaim America," and "Deport all 20 million illegal aliens!"
  • Parlin, 9/2/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Keep America American," and "Only two genders!"
  • Perth Amboy, 10/6/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Stop drag queen story hour," "No more wars for Israel," and "Multi-culturalism has failed."
  • Piscataway, 12/29/19 Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed American flag themed stickers with the QR code for Patriot Front and propaganda that read: "America first," "America is not for sale," and "To ourselves and our posterity."
  • Piscataway, 12/10/19 New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers with the QR code for New Jersey European Heritage Association and propaganda that read: "No communism in America," "America belongs to Americans," and "Family & tradition our land our culture."
  • Piscataway, 11/13/19 New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Import the third world become the third world," "Deport all 20 million illegal aliens," and "Demand a real investigation of USS Liberty attack June 8th 1967 Israeli sneak attack against Americans!"
  • Piscataway, 8/8/19 American Identity Movement, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Rutgers University that read: "Protect America workers."
  • Piscataway, 7/19/19 New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim America" and "Communist killed 100 million."
  • Plainfield, 7/16/19 New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "America for Americans" and "Nationalism not globalism."
  • Point Pleasant, 7/22/19 New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Keep America American" and "Deport them all."
  • Princeton, 11/19/19 Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "United we stand," "Revolution is tradition," "America first," and "Better dead than red."
  • Princeton, 11/14/19 "Several members of the New Jersey European Heritage Association, a white supremacist group, held a flash demonstration in Princetonwhile holding ""It‚Äôs okay to be white"" signs.
  • Princeton, 11/4/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers at Princeton University that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Stop invasion caravan defend America troops to the border now," "Duty Calls," and "Demand a real investigation of USS Liberty attack June 8th 1967 Israeli sneak attack against Americans!"
  • Princeton, 10/8/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Princeton University that read: "Reclaim America" and "Life liberty and the pursuit of victory."
  • Princeton, 9/9/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Famiy & tradition our land our culture" and "Deport illegal aliens!"
  • Princeton, 6/27/19: The Base, a white supremacist group, distributed propaganda at Princeton Univeristy that read: "Save your race and join the base survival and self-defense network."
  • Princeton, 6/2/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Stop the third world invasion of America," "Love your race," "Open borders for Israel," and "What is the Kalergi Plan?"
  • Princeton, 4/29/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Reclaim Your Heritage," "Communism killed 100 Million," "Unity is strength diversity is weakness," and "Western Civilization is white civilization."
  • Princeton, 4/5/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers at Princeton University that read: "Stop the invasion Caravan! Defend America! Troops to the border now!" and another flier titled, "Duty Calls."
  • Princeton, 3/17/19: American Identity Movement, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Protect American Workers," "Nationalism not globalism," and "Embrace your Identity."
  • Princeton, Mar-19: Religious leaders at Princeton University received anti-Semitic literature.
  • Princeton, 1/9/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that said: "It‚Äôs okay to be white. March on Princeton 1/12/2019 Palmer Square at Noon." The group later claimed the fliers were a trolling effort.
  • Princeton Junction, 7/21/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Unity is strength diversity is weakness" and "America belongs to Americans."
  • Randolph, 3/20/19: American Identity Movement, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at County College of Morris that read: "Defend America.'"
  • Randolph, 1/20/19: Identity Evropa, an alt right group, distributed fliers at County College of Morris that read: "European roots American greatness."
  • Red Bank, 11/2/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed stickers that read: "Open borders for Israel," "Reject white guilt," "America belongs to Americans," "Deport all 20 million illegal aliens" and "Tired of the anti-white propaganda?"
  • Ridgewood, Oct-19: Building maintenance employees at Ridgewood High School found three swastikas rubbed on the surface of a bathroom stall.
  • Rochelle Park Township, Mar-19: Public official wore an insensitive costume of a Jew to a township retirement party.
  • Rockaway, Jan-19: Individual received a voicemail from an unknown number which said, "pick up the phone, Jew boy!"
  • Rocky Hill, 9/28/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Remember the USS Liberty! 1967 attack against America," "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," and "What is the Kalergi plan?"
  • Roebling, 8/3/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Stop drag queen story hour! Stop indoctrinating our children with perversion! There are only two genders!"
  • Roosevelt, 7/10/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Keep America American" and "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage."
  • Roselle, 10/8/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at St. John's University that read: "Stand your ground," "America for Americans," and "Troops to the border!"
  • Seaside Heights, 9/15/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Money does not rule you," "Better dead than red," and "Will your speech be hate speech?"
  • Shrewsbury, 12/30/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Reject poison," "America first," and "To ourselves and our posterity."
  • Somerset, 10/27/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed stickers that read: "Keep America American," "They hate you for being white," "Anti-racist is code for anti-white," and "Isn't it time you took your own side?"
  • Somerset, 9/10/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Our land our culture," "Reclaim America," and "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage."
  • Somerville, 11/21/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Reclaim America," "America first," "Better dead than red," and "Revolution is tradition."
  • Somerville, 6/10/19 New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Stop the third world invasion of America! Build the wall! Deport them all! Troops to the border now!"
  • Somerville, 5/20/19: American Identity Movement, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Embrace your identity," "Defend America," and "Protect America workers."
  • Somerville, 1/7/19: Identity Evropa, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "European roots American greatness." They also posted stickers featuring their group logo.
  • South Orange, 12/15/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers with the QR code for New Jersey European Heritage Association and propaganda that read: "America belongs to Americans," "Reclaim America," "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," and "Demand a real investigation of USS Liberty attack June 8th 1967 Israeli sneak attack against Americans!"
  • South Orange, 10/15/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Seton Hall University that read: "Unity is strength diversity is weakness," "America for Americans," and "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage."
  • South River, 9/21/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Nationalism not globalism," and "Communism killed 100 million."
  • Springfield Township, 6/23/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Remember the USS Liberty! 1967 attack against America," "Stop the third world invasion of America! Build the wall! Deport them all! Troops to the border now," "Strong nations strong borders," and "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage."
  • Summit, May-19: Six swastika carvings discovered inside a bathroom at a school.
  • Summit, Apr-19: A swastika found on text book at a high school.
  • Summit, Apr-19: Swastika vandalism discovered in a bathroom at Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School.
  • Summit, Jan-19: A classroom was vandalized with swastika graffiti.
  • Sussex, Mar-19: Two bathrooms at High Point Regional High School were vandalized with swastika etchings and messages that read "Kill the Jews" and "Hitler was here."
  • Teaneck, Aug-19: Jewish individual received anti-Semitic comments on his YouTube video.
  • Teaneck, Jul-19: A group of people in a car shot water guns at Jews exiting a synagogue while shouting "F***ing Jews" They drove back again and repeated the same thing.
  • Tenafly, May-19: Jewish center threatened on social media.
  • Toms River, 6/14/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that that read: ""Remember the USS Liberty! 1967 attack against America" and "Rise up Ocean County! Don't let the Zionist supremacists take away your civil rights."
  • Trenton, 12/24/19: Patriot Front, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Life liberty victory," "Life of our nation liberty of our people victory of the American spirit," "To ourselves and our posterity," and "Reclaim America."
  • Trenton, 12/22/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda in the North Trenton neighborhood that read: "The New Jersey European Heritage Association wishes you a Merry white Christmas."
  • Trenton, 9/4/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Troops to the border," "They have to go back," and "Defend the second Amendment."
  • Trenton, 3/16/19: American Identity Movement, an alt right group, posted stickers featuring their group logo.
  • Union Township, 9/16/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda at Kean University that that read: "Reject white guilt," "Reclaim American," "Western civilization is white civilization," and "They hate you for being white."
  • Union Township, 6/2/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "They have to go back," "Feminism is cancer," "Import the third world become the third world," and "Communism killed 100 million."
  • Ventnor City, Apr-19: A man vandalized a Chabad's 2-meter tall menorah.
  • Voorhees, Oct-19: Swastika graffiti discovered in a bathroom at Eastern Regional High School.
  • Wanaque, Apr-19: A Jewish student at Lakeland Regional High School discovered a drawing of a Star of David with a swastika in the middle of it was drawn onto her desk in study hall.
  • Wanaque, Feb-19: A Jewish student at Lakeland Regional High School discovered that a swastika was drawn on the back of her classroom chair. She had previously heard classmates making anti-Semitic Holocaust jokes.
  • Weehawken, 6/13/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that that read: "Communism killed 100 million" and "Remember the USS Liberty! 1967 attack against America."
  • Wenonah, 11/30/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers that read: "Diversity means no white countries," "They have to go back," "Mass immigration is white genocide," and "Open borders for Israel."
  • West Long Branch, 11/1/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed fliers at Monmouth University that read: "Reclaim your nation reclaim your heritage," "Family & tradition our land our culture," and "Diversity means no white countries diversity means no white cities," and "Don't believe (((FAKE))) news!"
  • West Orange, 12/18/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that read: "Deport all 20 million illegal aliens," "This is our land," "Defend our borders," and "Demand a real investigation of USS Liberty attack June 8th 1967 Israeli sneak attack against Americans!"
  • West Windsor Township, 6/30/19: New Jersey European Heritage Association, an alt right group, distributed propaganda that that read: "Build the wall! Deport them all," "Feminism is cancer," and "Tired of anti-white propaganda?"
  • Westfield, Oct-19: Swastika vandalism discovered at Westfield High School.¬†
  • Westfield, Oct-19: Swastika graffiti discovered at a school.
  • Westfield, Oct-19: Swastika vandalism discovered at Westfield High School.
  • Westfield, May-19: Hand drawn swastika discovered in a school book at a school.
  • Westfield, Mar-19: Three swastikas were drawn in chalk on a sidewalk.
  • Westfield, Mar-19: Swastika vandalism discovered near a private residence.
  • Wildwood, Jun-19: An anti-Semitic drawing and message was drawn inside a portable bathroom at a construction site.

The Anti-Defamation League tracks the incidents through news and media reports, government documents (including police reports), victim reports, extremist-related sources and the Center on Extremism investigations, according to a “Frequently Asked Questions” section on the ADL’s website.

The Anti-Defamation League’s interactive map includes information on incidents involving anti-Semitism, white supremacist propaganda, white supremacist events, extremist-police shootouts, terrorist plots and attacks and extremist murders.

Along with providing the first-of-its-kind interactive and customizable map detailing extremist and anti-Semitic incidents around the nation, the ADL also provides information on the annual quantity of white supremacist propaganda that gets spread throughout the country.

The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism reported 2,713 cases of circulated propaganda by white supremacist groups in 2019, compared with 1,214 cases in 2018.

Oren Segal, director of the League’s Center on Extremism, pointed to the prominence of more subtly biased rhetoric in some white supremacist material, emphasizing “patriotism.”

By emphasizing language “about empowerment, without some of the blatant racism and hatred,” Segal told the Associated Press, white supremacists are using a “tactic to try to get eyes onto their ideas in a way that’s cheap, and that brings it to a new generation of people who are learning how to even make sense out of these messages.”

The Anti-Defamation League, which was founded in 1913 to combat anti-Semitism as well as other biases, describes its mission as “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.”

You can find the complete interactive map on the ADL’s website.

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