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New report on Antisemitism in 2020 in German-speaking Switzerland

The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities SIG, in collaboration with the Foundation against Racism and Antisemitism GRA, published the report on Antisemitism 2020 in German-speaking Switzerland.
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Synagogue in Biel vandalised with antisemitic symbols

Antisemitic slogans and symbols were discovered on the door of the synagogue in Biel. A swastika and the slogans "Sieg Heil" and "Juden Pack" were engraved with a sharp object.
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Pork deposited in front of synagogues in Switzerland

In a series of antisemitic incidents in French-speaking Switzerland, a pack of bacon was deposited in front of the synagogue of Lausanne, and pork was thrown towards the building in Geneva.
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Swiss Jews file criminal complaint after Far-Right party publishes antisemitic hoax

The Swiss Federation of Jewish communities (SIG) has filed a criminal complaint against the far-right Swiss Nationalist Party (PNOS), after the extremist group published the inflammatory antisemitic hoax, the  “Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”
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The lockdown evokes traumatic memories in some Holocaust survivors. Others react surprisingly resiliently.

Shoah survivors belong to the corona risk group and had to isolate themselves early at home. Zurich-based Anita Winter, President of the Gamaraal Foundation, set up a coronavirus hotline for them.
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Covid pandemic fans flames of antisemitism in Switzerland

Jewish people in Switzerland are concerned about increasing antisemitism during the Covid-19 pandemic, says the Foundation against Racism and Antisemitism (GRA).
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