Fliers laced with virulent antisemitic rhetoric were scattered across Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, where the 2018 Tree of Life massacre took place. According to Pittsburgh Police, the offensive materials were tossed from a moving vehicle in plastic bags weighed down with corn kernels. One flier read: “Every single aspect of the Jewish Talmud is satanic,” alongside out-of-context excerpts misrepresenting Jewish teachings. Corey O’Connor, Allegheny County Comptroller and a candidate for Pittsburgh mayor, shared a photo of one such flier.  “Despicable antisemitic acts like those taking place in Squirrel Hill today have no place in our city,” he commented. No arrests have yet been made, but the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh has linked the incident to the Goyim Defense League (GDL), a white supremacist group known for propagating antisemitic hate across the country. Federation officials said the driver responsible for distributing the fliers also shouted antisemitic slurs at Jewish residents. The Goyim Defense League was responsible for a staggering 94% of antisemitic propaganda incidents in the U.S. in 2024, according to a recent Anti-Defamation League report. This is not the first time Squirrel Hill has been targeted by the Goyim Defense League. In July 2024, a red inverted triangle—an emblem adopted by Hamas and some pro-Palestinian protesters—was spray-painted on the local Chabad center, located near the site of the 2018 synagogue shooting that left 11 Jews dead. The wave of antisemitic intimidation appears to be national in scope. Just last week, Jewish organizations in Las Vegas received threatening letters filled with hateful rhetoric. One of the letters, sent to Friendship Circle Las Vegas, a nonprofit supporting individuals with special needs, warned: “We will destroy your synagogues. Hamas lives on. You all burn in hell.” Rabbi Levi Harlig, the organization’s executive director, posted the letter on Instagram, writing: “The irony of this hateful letter? It was sent to our nonprofit—an organization built on inclusion, love, and friendship. But we’re not afraid. We won’t be silenced. We will double our efforts to spread light, kindness, and unity. Goodness will always be louder than hate. Am Yisrael Chai.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)