In two anti-Semitic incidents involving the same Jewish community center at Britain's Oxford University, perpetrators spread white powder and started a fire outside the building, the JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) website reports today (May 29, 2018).
Talcum powder was flung over the garbage bins at the Chabad Student Center on May 23 and offensive letters left at the building. On May 25, racist notes were left around the building and a fire was started outside the building.
Police and firefighters raced to the scene after reports of the white powder being thrown. It was analyzed and found to be non-harmful.
Eli Brackman, the Chabad rabbi who runs the center, said he believed the powder was thrown in an attempt to spread panic and fear, with people believing initially it might be a more dangerous substance. He added that the center was concerned but pledged not to be deterred by "displays of hate."
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