Michigan suburb is targeted with anti-Semitic posters on eve of October 7
More than 100 residents of Detroit’s northwest suburbs found anti-Semitic flyers outside their homes days before the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
According to police, the “virulent” material was discovered Friday night by people living in West Bloomfield Township and Farmington Hills.
The flyers, which contained hateful stereotypes and offensive caricatures of Jewish people, were folded into resealable bags and weighed down with what appeared to be animal food, the newspaper said. Detroit Free Press.
Residents of other communities in northern Oakland County, such as Holly and Waterford, have also reported seeing some of the same flyers.
“The timing of this horrific activity compounds the chilling effect on our community,” said Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King. “This type of hateful activity will not be tolerated in Farmington Hills and our agency will use all available resources to prevent, investigate and prosecute those responsible for this incident.”
Leonard Weiss and his wife Deborah (pictured) live in Farmington Hills and condemned the racist messages found on their property
Pictured: Examples of some of the hateful flyers found on people’s doorsteps
Farmington Hills police have recovered more than 100 bags of anti-Semitic messages and say the pet food was used “for easy disposal on residential lawns and driveways.”
They added that this incident is being investigated with the assistance of state and federal law enforcement agencies, the Anti-Defamation League and the communities affected.
Leonard Weiss and his wife Deborah live in Farmington Hills and were disheartened to find the flyers on their doorstep.
‘It’s scary. I feel like we need to protect ourselves,” Deborah said FOX Detroit.
“You open it and there’s nothing good in there. It is downright anti-Semitic,” Leonard added.
“Every driveway we walked by had one, and there were neighbors standing in the street and stopping them. Again, you don’t have to be a Jew to be outraged by this.”
Leonard Weiss (pictured) said he found the ordeal frightening
A street in Farmington Hills littered with anti-Semitic messages
The handing out of these flyers also happened just after Rosh Hashanah, the holiday in honor of the Jewish New Year, ended on Friday evening.
Monday will mark a year since Hamas militants attacked Israel and killed 1,205 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures, including hostages killed in captivity.
Anyone with information about the Michigan incident is urged to call the Farmington Hills Police Department Command Desk at 248-871-2610.
The West Bloomfield Police Department can be reached at 248-975-8934.