Man who spat on Jewish neighbours and told them that Hitler should have gassed them is jailed for six months

An Ohio man who spat on his Jewish neighbours and told them that Adolf Hitler should have gassed them has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. 

The man has also been ordered to pay a fine of $50,000 and one year of supervised release for criminally interfering with the right to fair housing. 

Court documents reveal how on 7th November 2020, Douglas G. Schifer, 66, broke his neighbours’ windows, spat on them, and hurled antisemitic abuse and threats towards them.

Mr Schifer was quoted as saying: “All you f***ing people, it’s no wonder Hitler burned you people in ovens,” “f***ing Hitler should have gassed you,” and “Jews burn, you belong in ovens.” He also threatened to shoot both his neighbours and their dog.

Mr Schifer’s trial was held in July, where he pleaded guilty in federal court to criminally interfering with the right to fair housing.

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