Two instances of antisemitic vandalism discovered in Sheffield in as many weeks

A member of the public discovered a yellow star sticker with the letter “J” in the middle appended to a cash machine at a post office on London Road in Sheffield this week.

The discovery, reported to Campaign Against Antisemitism, came within two weeks of the appearance of antisemitic graffiti, including swastikas and references to Hitler and the Nazis, in a popular park.

The graffiti, discovered by a local runner on a pathway in Boleshill Park, Crookes, is believed to have been written using ash from a fire.

The runner reportedly said “It wasn’t actually paint, but they lit a fire and used the ash to make the graffiti. I rubbed it with my foot, thinking it was white paint but it started to come out.”

Campaign Against Antisemitism’s analysis of Home Office statistics shows that an average of over three hate crimes are directed at Jews every single day in England and Wales, with Jews more than four times likelier to be targets of hate crimes than any other faith group.