A Jewish souvenir shop in Prague, the Jewish E-Shop, was vandalised for the third time in a month on Tuesday. The latest incident involved graffiti of antisemitic and anti-Israel slogans, including the chilling phrase „Holocaust 2025”, and the suspect urinating on the storefront, reports The Jerusalem Post.
Security footage posted by the shop shows the same man, wearing a sombrero, returning to deface the building. He climbed the windowsill and spray-painted the word „fascists” multiple times on the glass. Previous attacks had included graffiti reading „F*in Nazi”**, „Free Palestine”, and „Benjamin Hitler”—a disturbing mashup of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s name with Adolf Hitler’s.
In all three incidents—on July 31, August 10, and August 27—the man attempted to avoid being seen by passing cars, but was clearly captured on camera. The repeated targeting has shocked the community and drawn condemnation.
Pavel Král, chairman of the Jewish Community of Prague, confirmed that the attacks are being taken seriously: „These are acts of vandalism with a clear antisemitic background.”
He warned that although the Czech Republic has been relatively safe in comparison to other European nations, it is not immune to the rising tide of antisemitism that has surged across the continent since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. „We are in ongoing cooperation with politicians, public authorities, and police,” said Král, adding that his organisation is supporting educational initiatives to combat antisemitic myths and prejudice.
Despite the repeated attacks and video evidence, Prague police have not yet issued a public response. The footage and photos have circulated widely on social media, prompting outrage and concern across Jewish and civil society circles.
The use of Holocaust references, Nazi analogies, and aggressive targeting of Jewish spaces points to an increasingly violent and dehumanising discourse in European public spaces.
Photo credit: COURTESY OF JEWISH E-SHOP
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