Neo-Nazi, White Supremacist Literature Surface In Pittsburgh Jewish Neighborhood

PITTSBURGH, PA - White supremacist and neo-Nazi literature has been circulating for the past several weeks in Squirrel Hill, where the city’s Jewish community is centered.

WPXI-TV reported that police confirmed people have found business cards in their mailboxes with a swastika on the front and a noose on the back with the words, “It’s not illegal to be white...yet.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported stickers have circulated that contain the message “White People Rock” and information about the “Church of Creativity.” The organization is part of the Creativity Alliance, which the Southern Poverty Law Center as a neo-Nazi group.

According to the newspaper, the FBI is aware of the neo-Nazi literature and is advising that people should notify authorities if they receive anything they threatening.

The Anti-Defamation League, which has been tracking anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. in the aftermath of the alt-right protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, has taken note of the Pittsburgh incidents on its website.

Pennsylvania has among the highest number of hate groups in the nation and three of them are active in the Pittsburgh area, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate activity. They are the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer, the American Freedom Union and the Nation of Islam.

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