Restaurant owners in Pennsylvania receive antisemitic remarks after asking customers for proof of vaccination

Restaurant owners have received a torrent of online abuse, including some antisemitic remarks, after they asked customers wishing to dine indoors for proof that they had been vaccinated.

Christine Kondra, one of the owners of Cornerstone restaurant in Wayne, Pennsylvania, said: “There were antisemitic remarks made…I just was blown away.” 

Ms Kondra stressed the importance of the health of Cornerstone’s team, guests, and the community at large. “We can’t reverse backwards as to what happened over the course of the last seventeen months,” she added.

It was also reported that some of the comments had a “violent nature” and that the owners have had to seek extra protection from the police.

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