Graffiti at San Jose State University calling for the “eradication of Jews” has put the campus Jewish community on high alert after threats were found scrawled on building walls this past week, according to the local ABC News affiliate and the U.S.-based watchdog group StopAntisemitism.
The graffiti at the California school included the phrases “Kill all Jews,” “Make Osama proud” and “Avoid SJSU 4 Muslims” as well as two Stars of David crossed out with the prohibition symbol.
San Jose State University - shocking antisemitic graffiti including “Kill all Jews” and “make Osama proud” found written on campus.
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) March 15, 2026
The school is just a few miles away from Augustine’s, an upscale eatery where two Jewish men were assaulted after passerby’s heard them speak… pic.twitter.com/tysTKDk9hQ
University police say they are investigating the messages, which appeared on March 11 and 12, but SJSU Jewish Faculty and Staff Association President Philip Heller warned that previous antisemitic incidents and physical violence make him fear “we’ll see more,” ABC7 reported.
The discovery comes days after two Israeli-American men were assaulted outside the upscale Augustine restaurant in Santana Row, a few miles from campus, after attackers overheard them speaking Hebrew; police are investigating that incident as a possible antisemitic hate crime.
