Antisemitic posters that have sprung up around the University of Victoria campus has caught the eye of a national Jewish advocacy group.
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The posters were first exposed by the Facebook group Anti-Racist Action UVic, which is calling on students to attend a Nov. 15 meeting to discuss a campus anti-racist strategy. The group advises anyone to see similar posters to 乌鸦传媒減romptly rip them down.乌鸦传媒�
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While many might see antisemitism as more of a 20th century issue, with Muslims a more likely target of racists today, Koren says that isn乌鸦传媒檛 the case. He said statistics compiled by his organization show that members of the Jewish community are most targeted for hate crimes.
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Koren says posters targeting Jews have appeared at American universities, however, this is the first incident he is aware of in Canada. Posters promoting Holocaust denial were placed around the University of Calgary in February.
He called on the university administration and student groups to publicly condemn the antisemitic rhetoric.
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A racist social media post believed to be from a UVic student drew a reaction from university administration in September. The university has not responded to a request for comment on the current incident.
