Wichita, KS – A group expressing antisemitic views online has now spread hateful messages on doorsteps in Wichita communities.
There have been reports of the prejudiced flyers in Kansas, Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota. In Wichita, this includes the College Hill neighborhood.
“This blames Jews for COVID and for anti-COVID activities, as well as some of the nonsense about pedophilia,” said Rabbi Michael Davis with Congregation Emanu-El, in Wichita. “The problem is that these conspiracy theories often times lead to violence and that is what s concerning.”
Rabbi Davis welcomes people to the Jewish Community Center in northeast Wichita, near the neighborhood where a group’s antisemitic flyers were found on doorsteps. The street next to the community center honors Sol Kohn, a Jewish mayor of Wichita in the 19th Century who was also one of the founders of Congregation Emanu-El.
“The Jewish community here has been a part of this community, an active part, for over a hundred years,” Rabbi Davis said.
