Santa Monica, CA – Antisemitic fliers that appear to link Jewish people with the anti-vaccine movement were discovered at four elementary schools in Santa Monica on Thursday morning, the latest in a spate of similar incidents across Los Angeles County, authorities said.
School staff arriving before 8 a.m. found the posters attached to walls and signage, among other places, said Gail Pinsker, spokesperson for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
At one school, a flier was attached to a bin for book donations, and another one on an electrical unit, she said.
The fliers were found at Grant, McKinley, Edison, Will Rogers, Roosevelt, Lincoln and John Adams campuses. They feature a large red “A” and an overlapping green “V” that form a Star of David design. They also contain the words “anti-vaxxer” and a phone number to report individuals who are against vaccines.
The number links to a Kentucky-based organization that identifies itself as “The Safer Tomorrow Organization.”
Texts to the number return with an automated message.
“As you are well aware, anti-vaxxers ❌ 💉 are endangering us from getting out of this pandemic. Most importantly, they are endangering future generations – our children. 😢 We are starting to collect (but not act on) information on anti-vaxxers. That way we can work toward a solution together as a society,” said the response. “Thank you for caring when they don’t!”
The service then offers to take a report and asks for as much information as possible.
“Stay away from personal information. Rather, we would like to hear the story and experience of your interaction with the anti-vaxxer(s),” it says.
