Overview
- University police opened an investigation after threats targeting Jewish students were discovered March 4 in a MacQuarrie Hall bathroom stall, with additional markings later reported and removed.
- The messages invoked “kill all Jews,” “eradication of Jews,” and “make Osama proud,” and referenced March 11–12 and comparisons to 9/11.
- SJSU increased police presence on campus and urged anyone with information to contact the SJSU Police Department at 408-924-2222.
- Jewish campus leaders reported heightened fear, noting no students attended a university-offered counseling session due to concerns about gathering during a perceived threat.
- The incident follows prior racist graffiti on campus last November that threatened a mass shooting, and comes as San Jose police investigate a separate Santana Row assault of two Jewish men as a possible hate crime.