Anti-Semitic Incidents Surge in Zurich with Five Weekend Attacks

Jewish community reports multiple physical and verbal assaults in Wiedikon area, raising concerns about rising antisemitism.

Key Takeaways

Five different anti-Semitic incidents occurred in Zurich-Wiedikon over one weekend
Most of the attacks were reported to the police
Anti-Semitic incidents in German and Italian-speaking Switzerland increased from 910 in 2022 to 1,130 in 2023

By The Numbers

1,130

Anti-Semitic incidents in 2023

910

Anti-Semitic incidents in 2022

Weekend attacks in Zurich-Wiedikon

They Said

"Such a spate of physical attacks on Jewish people, where we have to assume, at least in part, that they only took place because the people were Jewish, is worrying and unusual"
— Jonathan Kreutner

"Five different incidents were reported to us"
— Jonathan Kreutner

Wave of Anti-Semitic Attacks Shocks Zurich

Details of the Weekend Incidents

Community Response and Security Measures

Rising Anti-Semitism in Switzerland: A Broader Context

Official Actions and Future Prevention

Sources & References

Several anti-Semitic attacks reported in Zurich

SWI swissinfo.ch