Antisemitism in Czechia
52 media-documented antisemitic events in Czechia (2019–present): interactive map, yearly trends, official statistics and cited sources.
← All countries on the mapLocations are approximate (city level).Incidents shown: 0
Official count vs media coverage
Official statistics measure incidents; this archive measures how many events reached media and open databases. The gap shows how much stays under-covered.
Official annual figures
Czech Republic
Several bodies count this country — a community monitor, the police, EU-wide reporting. They measure different things on different definitions; the bars share a scale but are not rival estimates of one number.
Antisemitic attitudes
How widespread antisemitic beliefs are in the wider population, from ADL's Global 100 opinion survey. This is not a count of incidents and cannot be compared with one — a country can hold few recorded incidents and widespread prejudice, or the reverse.
- change since 2014
- +2 pts
- worldwide
- 46%
Share of adults agreeing with a majority of 11 tested antisemitic stereotypes. Survey waves are years apart and country panels change between them. ADL Global 100: An Index of Antisemitism ↗
Media coverage by year
By category
Most affected cities
- Prague2
- Brno1
Media-documented events
- Prague, CzechiaCurated entry
Judaica shop in Prague vandalized for third time
Source: European Jewish Congress ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A humanitarian centre was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish female student was harassed by a person on social media who repeatedly subjected her to anti-Semitic and misogynist insults.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish woman was threatened with violence and subjected to anti-Semitic insults by two men on social media.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish woman from a family of Holocaust survivors was subjected to harassing behaviour by a group of young people in the metro at night. The perpetrators targeted the woman with Nazi slogans and threatening references to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A synagogue was targeted in an attempted arson attack when a Molotov cocktail was placed in front of the doors but did not detonate.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A Syrian Muslim man and wife were subjected to an anti-Semitic death in a leaflet attached to their garage due to their perceived Jewish identity.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A man with a physical disability was repeatedly threatened with violence while being subjected to anti-Semitic, homophobic and ableist insults and remarks by two neighbours.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Several people were threatened with violence while being subjected to anti-Semitic insults by a neighbour.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A person was threatened with death while being subjected to anti-Semitic insults in a restaurant.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish woman was threatened with death and subjected to anti-Semitic insults in a letter she received in response to her television interview in which she discussed anti-Semitism.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man was subjected to racist and anti-Semitic insults and death threats by a man via an online messaging application.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Employees of a town hall received a letter containing anti-Semitic insults and threats. The letter referred to stolperstein stones recently placed in the town to commemorate Holocaust victims.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Jewish community members were subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threatened with death on social media.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Jewish community members were subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threatened with death on social media, including references to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A wooden bench in a synagogue was vandalized with red paint and a neo-Nazi inscription.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Jewish community members were threatened with death in a social media post that also blamed Jewish people for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Employees of a Jewish community organization received an email containing anti-Semitic threats and messages.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Jewish community members were threatened with death on social media.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A pavement located in the historic Jewish district of the city was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, including a reference to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
The entrance to a metro station was vandalized with anti-Semitic stickers.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Jewish community members were threatened with extermination on social media.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Jewish community members were threatened with death on social media.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish teenage girl was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and death threats, including references to the Holocaust, and physically assaulted by her peers.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
An underground passage was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Jewish community members were threatened with death on social media.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Jewish community members were threatened with death on social media.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Members of the Jewish community were threatened with death and extermination on social media.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
An employee of a Jewish museum was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threatened with death over the phone.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
Jewish community members were threatened with extermination on social media.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
The Jewish community felt threatened when football hooligans participating in independence day protests chanted anti-Semitic slogans and made calls for the extermination of Jews.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
The facade of a synagogue was vandalized with a leaflet containing anti-Semitic and xenophobic insults. The incident occurred following anti-government demonstration held in the vicinity.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A male TV presenter received an anonymous letter containing anti-Semitic insults and threats of physical violence.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A woman was subjected to a threat of the expulsion of Jews and other anti-Semitic slurs on social media by a man affiliated with far-right groups.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
The entrance door to a synagogue was vandalized with sticky liquid following an attempt to pour the substance over the Star of David above it, and the facade of the building was damaged by grooves and holes scratched into it.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
An Israeli student was physically assaulted in a bar while celebrating Purim after he had asked for an Israeli song to be played.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A female employee of a Jewish museum felt threatened when a man rang their doorbell at night and shouted anti-Semitic and misogynist insults. The perpetrator repeated the same threats three hours later.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A street sign pointing to a Jewish cemetery was damaged with gunshots.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A man received text messages containing anti-Semitic insults and death threats.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man received anti-Semitic threats on social media when he took part in a government campaign against racism and xenophobia.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A public official was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and death threats in a letter that also expressed approval of the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
An anti-Semitic message inciting violence against Jews was posted on a social media platform.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
An information board and fence posts surrounding a Jewish cemetery were vandalized with Nazi graffiti, including swastikas.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish cemetery was desecrated when at least one tombstone was destroyed and others were vandalized with graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
The male owner of a Jewish shop was subjected to anti-Semitic threats. The shop is located near Jewish schools.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A monument commemorating Jewish victims of the Holocaust at a train station was vandalized and seriously damaged.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A Jewish person was subjected to death threats by the driver of the taxi they were riding in.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A synagogue congregation was threatened when a postcard related to the situation in the Middle East was left on the floor of the building.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
A person was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and a death threat on a tram.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - CzechiaAuto-collected from news
The inner wall of a Jewish cemetery was vandalized with graffiti related to the situation in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗
Antisemitism by country
- United States7061
- United Kingdom922
- Italy761
- Spain257
- Poland250
- Netherlands242
- France239
- Ukraine140
- Germany137
- Canada127
- Switzerland103
- Austria82
- Australia76
- Russia60
- Belgium57
- Argentina55
- Czechia52
- Hungary49
- Greece45
- Lithuania33
- Brazil33
- Turkey32
- Bulgaria27
- Serbia22
- Sweden21
- Iran17
- Romania17
- New Zealand16
- Chile15
- South Africa12
- Ireland11
- Mexico10
- Denmark10
- Portugal8
- Norway7
- Belarus7
- Georgia6
- Croatia6
- North Macedonia5
- Moldova5
- Malaysia5
- Armenia5
- Colombia5
- Slovakia5
- Algeria4
- Tunisia4
- Finland4
- Pakistan4
- Estonia3
- Azerbaijan3
- Uruguay3
- United Arab Emirates3
- China3
- Kuwait3
- India3
- Latvia3
- Kazakhstan2
- Japan2
- Egypt2
- Saudi Arabia2
- Cyprus1
- Morocco1
- Peru1
- Lebanon1
- Slovenia1
- Sri Lanka1
- Qatar1
- Venezuela1
- Vietnam1
- Nicaragua1
- Luxembourg1
- Syria1
- Indonesia1
- Singapore1
- Paraguay1
- Jordan1
- Ethiopia1
- Bosnia and Herzegovina1
- Mauritania1
- Iceland1