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Asian Americans report increase in online hate; Jewish woman attacked on London street; Holocaust terms used by Mass. school football team

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March 25, 2021

THE WEEK’S BIG 3

Asian Americans reported the single biggest increase in serious incidents of online hate and harassment as racist and xenophobic slurs blaming people of Asian descent for the coronavirus pandemic spread over the past year, according to a new survey from ADL. ADL is asking for an independent investigation into a Massachusetts high school football team that used Holocaust-related language including “Auschwitz” and Jewish words in its on-field play calling during a recent game. A London man has been arrested in connection with the March 18 attack on a pregnant Jewish woman.

Read on for more on these headlines, news you can use to fight hate and the latest info about ADL from around the country.

1) Asian Americans Report Biggest Increase in Serious Incidents of Online Hate and Harassment During COVID Pandemic

“Half said the harassment was spurred by their race or ethnicity, according to the survey from anti-hate group ADL. Overall, 21% of Asian-American respondents said they were harassed online.” USA Today: FULL STORY

+ ADL Report: Online Hate and Harassment -- The American Experience 2021

+ REPAIR Plan: Fighting Hate in the Digital World

2) ADL Seeks Investigation into Massachusetts High School Football Team for Use of Holocaust-related Terms on Field

“ADL’s Robert Trestan said in an interview with the Globe that Duxbury school superintendent John Antonucci told him Duxbury football players called audibles — last-second calls at the line of scrimmage — in a recent game by using terms such as ‘Auschwitz,’ ‘rabbi,’ and ‘dreidel.’ Boston Globe: LEARN MORE

+ ADL New England tweet: A full scale independent investigation is needed. "It’s deeply hurtful to the Jewish community to learn that the plays somehow connect to the Holocaust & Judaism. There are indications of a systemic failure both on and off the field."

+ WATCH: ADL’s Robert Trestan on NBC New England

3) London Man Arrested Following Attack of Pregnant Jewish Woman

“The suspect is reportedly in his late 50s; the police have yet to establish a motive. Rabbi Herschel Gluck, president of the Shomrim neighborhood watch, told The Guardian that the victim was ‘deeply traumatized’ by the assault. Shomrim has also said that the attack was one of five attacks against Jewish women in the area in March.” Jewish Journal: READ MORE

+ ADL tweet: This is an incredibly troubling attack. A young, Jewish pregnant woman is stalked, suffocated and repeatedly punched in London…

+ MORE NEWS: Swiss agency says antisemitic COVID conspiracy theories on the rise – The Jerusalem Post

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