Authorities in Beverly Hills investigating recent distribution of antisemitic flyers
Residents in Beverly Hills and Westwood were hit with antisemitic flyers this weekend, just as the Jewish holiday, Passover, begins.
The flyers were delivered to the "extreme North end" of Beverly Hills and were collected, according to the Beverly Hills police department. The BHPD also said that it received reports on Friday about antisemitic flyers going around in other parts of West LA.
The distribution of flyers was reported around noon near Loma Vista Drive and Carla Ridge, according to Sgt. R. Dolan of the Beverly Hills Police Department, City News Service reports.
Antisemitic fliers were also spread out to residents of Westwood on Friday April 15.
Sam Yebri, a resident of Westwood who is running for Los Angeles City Council District No. 5 seat, condemned the spread of hate speech images in Westwood on Friday on his Instagram account.
"There is no such thing as a small hate crime," Yebri said in a press release. "Every act of hate terrorizes not just the victims of the attack – but the entire community, and any community that has ever been targeted because of what they look like, whom they love, where they worship, or where they come from."
This is the third time since November that residents in Beverly Hills have received flyers promoting antisemitism, according to the Beverly Press, Park LaBrea News.
Arlene Sidaris lives in Beverly Hills near Loma vista— the latest neighborhood to be targeted with hate speech. Although she didn't get the flyer, it's not stopping her from being angry.
"Just vicious evil people! And they're encouraged by what they are experiencing with this administration," Sidaris said. "Where there's no consequence for bad behavior."
BHPD believes the flyers, which were stuffed in baggies filled with rice, were randomly placed early Saturday morning.
Officers ended up collecting more than 100 of them.
The Los Angeles Police Department is now investigating similar flyers in Westwood.
The leaflets compared Judaism to Communism— and blame Jews for the pandemic. These were scattered along a street near Veteran and sunset Friday morning.
"The fact that it's continuing. That people are doing this feel brazen enough to do it over and over again is deeply troubling," Yebri told CBSLA Reporter Joy Benedict.