Another student told the paper that \u201cDuring the game, antisemitic abuse was directed at us, with people shouting things like \u2018Jew\u2019 and \u2018Zionist\u2019 and even telling us to go back to the gas chambers multiple times.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHearing that again and again made us feel ashamed, scared, and lacking in confidence, even though we knew it was wrong,\u201d the teen said. \u201c\u2018Instead of feeling proud for reaching such an important stage of the competition, we walked away feeling targeted and upset.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked to repost this:<\/p>\n Yesterday (5 March) my son, who plays for the U15 football team at JFS School, took part in the national schools football quarterfinal in Norwich against Thorpe St Andrew School, organised by the English Schools\u2019 Football Association.<\/p>\n \u2014 ????The Duchess \u2721\ufe0ef Dalston \u0cc3\u2040\u27b7 \u2661 \u034e. \uff61\u02da (@9aCedarCourt) March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Parents reported the incident to the police and the English Schools\u2019 Football Association (ESFA) following the match, which has confirmed it is investigating the matter. They have asked the ESFA to disqualify Thorpe St Andrew and declare the game, which JFS lost 4-1, void, saying that the players were affected by racism.\n<\/p>\n The Jewish school wrote in a letter to parents that the behavior of spectators reported by parents was \u201cunacceptable,\u201d according to the Telegraph<\/a>. It said in a statement, \u201cThe team has done the school extremely proud going so deep into the competition, and they should never have had to put up with the abuse that was thrown at them yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n \t Norfolk police said it received reports of a \u201chate crime\u201d involving \u201cantisemitic chants\u201d and that \u201cinquiries are ongoing.\u201d Meanwhile, a spokesman for the academy that includes the competing team said it had launched an investigation and would take any necessary action.<\/p>\n In a letter to concerned parents, Thorpe St Andrew School said it took \u201call matters relating to discrimination, including antisemitic comments and abuse, very seriously,\u201d adding that it was in contact with JFS.<\/p>\n A mother \u2014 whose grandmother survived the Holocaust \u2014 told the Daily Mail she was \u201cbroken and heartbroken that my child needed to witness the [antisemitism] that my grandmother suffered 80 years ago in Latvia and lost all her family to.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat is so hurtful is that it was so public. It was shouted and chanted and was just everywhere. I don\u2019t understand where the adults were to stop it from happening,\u201d she continued. \u201cMy son just loves football; he just wanted to go out there and play. The team was so excited, because it was the first time they had reached the quarter finals \u2013 but it all went wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n Antisemitic incidents in the United Kingdom reached their second-highest level<\/a> on record in 2025, according to a report released last month by the Community Security Trust.<\/p>\n The charity, which monitors antisemitism and provides security for British Jews, recorded 3,700 anti-Jewish hate incidents last year. That was 4% higher than the 3,556 incidents logged in 2024, but less than the record 4,298 incidents recorded in 2023 in the wake of the October 7 Hamas-led attack against Israel.<\/p>\n
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