Police are investigating an attack on a Jewish student at the University of Michigan as a hate crime after he was beaten up by assailants who first asked if he was Jewish. The Ann Arbor Police Department said its hate crimes detective is investigating a “bias-motivated assault” that occurred about 12:45 a.m.
on Sunday. “The 19-year-old male victim reported he was walking when a group of males behind him asked if he was Jewish,” said the department in a press release. “When the victim said yes, the group of males proceeded to assault him.
The suspects fled on foot.” University of Michigan President Santa Ono on Monday condemned “this act of violence and all antisemitic attacks,” while the Anti-Defamation League offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailants. The Combat Antisemitism Movement called the attack “yet another example of the persistent threats and intimidation Jewish students continue to face on campuses following October 7,” the date of the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians and others.
“We call on university administrations to do more to protect Jewish students and send a clear message that there is no tolerance for on-campus hate,” said the movement. ADL is horrified to learn of an alleged antisemitic assault on a Jewish student. We are grateful are investigating this as a hate crime.
will offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects. There is no.