Jonathan D. Sarna

Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University

Crowds carrying hate symbols as they stormed the U.S Capitol on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.

A scholar of American anti-Semitism explains the hate symbols present during the US Capitol riot

January 13, 2021Extremism

The crowds that stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6 were not just engaged in an effort to support Trump. The symbols they carried were of an extreme form of anti-Semitism.