Two men have been charged with hate crimes for allegedly attacking a San Jose State University student while yelling anti-gay slurs on the campus over the weekend, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The victims say they were speaking Hebrew to each other before being attacked - and that the attackers used antisemitic language. DA Rosen's office is currently not pursuing hate crime charges, but say that could change if more evidence emerges.
Following Thursday's attack at a Michigan synagogue, as well as the beating of two Jewish men in San Jose on Sunday, the Bay Area's Jewish community is on alert.
The graffiti threatened the eradication of Jews on SJSU campus on March 11 and 12, along with the phrases "make Osama proud," "avoid SJSU 4 Muslims" and "Kill all Jews."
San Jose police are investigating a possible hate crime after two men said they were injured after being jumped in Santana Row because they were Jewish and speaking Hebrew.
The Central Seventh-day Adventist Church was found Saturday morning covered in hateful graffiti and imagery. Prosecutors say the suspect was also in possession of pro-Nazi items and had posted threats online targeting Jewish, LGBTQ, and immigrant communities.