Antisemitism in Switzerland
103 media-documented antisemitic events in Switzerland (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
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
- -3 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
- Zurich7
- Davos2
- Basel1
- Geneva1
Media-documented events
- SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Convicted of attempted murder for stabbing Jewish man near synagogue, Swiss teen avoids jail
Source: The Times of Israel ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Un adolescent, auteur d'une attaque antisémite en Suisse, reconnu coupable de tentative d'assassinat
Source: maCommune.info ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from newsSource: Algemeiner ↗
- Zurich, SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Attaque antisémite à Zurich : peine de prison commuée en thérapie
Source: rts.ch ↗ - Basel, SwitzerlandCurated entry
Jewish football fans threatened with Hitler salute at Basel stadium
Source: Jüdische Allgemeine ↗ - Zurich, SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Young Orthodox Jew attacked in Zurich - SWI swissinfo.ch
Source: Antisemitic Incidents Tracker · Google News (UK/EN) ↗ - Zurich, SwitzerlandCurated entry
Antisemitic posters placed at Zurich synagogue and tram stops
Source: 20 Minuten ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Projet dattaque contre une synagogue : la Suisse a livré un suspect à lAllemagne
Source: tdg.ch ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Six Jewish people were physically assaulted, and in some cases also robbed, by the same perpetrator in a single weekend.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish family was threatened in a message left on their mailbox, warning them to leave or else be targeted.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man and his children were pelted with a stone, threatened with being gassed, and subjected to anti-Semitic insults on the street.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Members of a Jewish community were threatened in an anonymous letter containing anti-Semitic statements and a drawing of a hanged person wearing a Star of David.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A woman wearing a Star of David necklace was subjected to death threats and anti-Semitic insults, including references to the Holocaust and the conflict in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
An underpass was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
The office of a Jewish lawyer was broken into and vandalized with anti-Semitic insults and threatening messages.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A man was spat in the face and subjected to anti-Semitic insults by a man while participating in a vigil for Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October 2023.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Jewish worshippers were threatened when a prayer room received a letter containing anti-Semitic threats, including references to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish-owned bakery was vandalized when pelted with an egg and an anti-Semitic message.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man was punched in the face and spat on by two men in the street at night. The perpetrators shouted anti-Semitic insults related to the conflict in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Members of a Jewish football team were threatened with being burned and subjected to anti-Semitic insults during a football match.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A synagogue was targeted in an attempted arson attack when it was doused with petrol.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A young Jewish Orthodox man was slapped and spat at by two men shouting a pro-Palestinian slogan due to his Jewish identity.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Members of the Jewish community were threatened outside the synagogue by a man shouting anti-Semitic remarks threatening another Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Zurich, SwitzerlandCurated entry
Attempted arson at Zurich's Agudas Achim synagogue
Source: Jüdische Allgemeine ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish person's door was vandalized with swastika graffiti.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A 12-year-old Jewish girl and another Jewish student at a private school were subjected to anti-Semitic harassment by classmates, including anti-Semitic references to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A visibly Jewish man wearing a kippah was pushed and nearly kicked in a supermarket by a perpetrator who made anti-Semitic insults and referenced the conflict in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Several Jewish-owned art galleries were vandalized with anti-Israeli slogans.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A seat on a suburban train was vandalized with an anti-Semitic inscription.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
An elderly Jewish couple was threatened with violence and ordered to leave their home in an anti-Semitic message. The message was delivered on the day after their mezuzah was vandalized.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Zurich, SwitzerlandCurated entry
Jewish-owned galleries in Zurich defaced during Art Weekend
Source: Jüdische Allgemeine ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Three women working at a university were threatened when surrounded and prevented from leaving the building by a group of protesters who demanded to know if they were Jewish or Israeli. One of the women suffered respiratory distress during the incident but was not allowed to leave. At the time of the incident, the perpetrators were protesting about the conflict in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A football stadium was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, including a Star of David.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A mezuzah was torn off the door of a young Jewish couple and covered in a red liquid.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A man was threatened with violence and subjected to anti-Semitic insults by other men in the emergency shelter where the victim was staying.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish girl was punched in the face, pulled by her hair and kicked in the legs by three classmates at school while being subjected to anti-Semitic insults. One of the perpetrators filmed the incident.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A 74-year-old Jewish woman was threatened in an anti-Semitic note left on the floor in her private residence along with torn pieces of religious parchment.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A girl was harassed when repeatedly subjected to anti-Semitic death threats and insults by a boy at school, including references to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A 50-year-old Orthodox Jewish man was stabbed with a knife by a perpetrator who had previously incited violence against Jewish people. The victim sustained serious injuries.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Two school teachers were threatened when their students drew a picture of them in a gas chamber along with anti-Semitic comments.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Members of the Jewish community received a letter containing anti-Semitic death threats, including references to the Holocaust, as well as threats of sexual abuse against Jewish women.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish boy at a private school was harassed by a classmate who repeatedly made anti-Semitic insults linking the student’s academic performance to his Jewish identity.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Several public and private properties were vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, including insults and images of a gallows with a hanging Star of David. Similar graffiti had been reported in the area since October 2023.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Zurich, SwitzerlandCurated entry
Orthodox Jewish man stabbed by teenage IS supporter in Zurich
Source: SRF ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Public spaces were vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, including incitement to kill Jewish people, following a demonstration related to the conflict in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish university student was harassed by a fellow student who repeatedly subjected the victim to anti-Semitic insults and messages in person and via email, including references to the conflict in the Middle East. The perpetrator had previously targeted other Jewish persons.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
An Orthodox Jewish man was spat in the face and subjected to an anti-Semitic insult by a female cyclist.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - Davos, SwitzerlandCurated entry
Davos ski rental shop posts sign refusing service to Jews
Source: The Times of Israel ↗ - Davos, SwitzerlandCurated entry
Davos mountain restaurant refuses to rent ski equipment to Jews
Source: t-online ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A visibly Jewish woman was threatened by a perpetrator shouting anti-Semitic comments.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Members of the Jewish community received an email containing anti-Semitic death threats, including references to the Holocaust, gas chambers and concentration camps.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish boy at a private school was harassed by a teacher at school who ordered the class to repeatedly write out anti-Semitic messages ordering Jewish people to leave the country and humiliating the victim for his appearance.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish couple was harassed when repeatedly subjected to anti-Semitic insults on their way to synagogue.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A man was choked, threatened, and asked if he was Jewish by two other men.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Members of a Jewish community were threatened with violence and death in an email that also contained anti-Semitic insults and references to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Members of a Swiss-Jewish organization were threatened with violence and death in an email.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish boy was attacked with an aerosol spray while being subjected to an anti-Semitic threat by another pupil at school.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish tourist was threatened when targeted in an attempted car ramming attack while being subjected to insults by a local man.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A teenage boy was threatened and harassed by classmates after he reported being targeted by anti-Semitic behaviour at school.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A visibly Jewish woman had a plastic bottle thrown at her while being subjected to anti-Semitic insults on a tram.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Two Orthodox Jews - a brother and sister - dressed in Orthodox Jewish clothing were punched by a stranger at a train station.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A man was grabbed from behind, strangled with a scarf, threatened and asked if he was Jewish by two men on the street.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish pupil was beaten while being subjected to anti-Semitic insults at a secondary school.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish woman was hit in the head when pelted with a metal can as she left a kosher butcher's shop.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A man was threatened with death and subjected to anti-Semitic and homophobic insults by email.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish teenage boy was pushed off his bicycle, shoved, hit, had his pants pulled down and was subjected to anti-Semitic threats, including references to the Holocaust, by his peers at school.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A man wearing a Star of David necklace was spat at by two people of Arabic origin at a bus stop. The perpetrators made comments in reference to events in the Middle East.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Two boys - members of a Jewish football team - were subjected to anti-Semitic death threats by a member of a rival football team following a match.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish schoolgirl was subjected to anti-Semitic death threats by another student at school.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A male Jewish journalist was physically assaulted by a man during a demonstration against the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Zionist congress of Basel. The victim was also subjected to insults.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish boy was threatened by another boy at school who called for the extermination of Jewish people.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A group of Orthodox Jews were threatened with death by a group of young men who also performed Nazi salutes.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish woman was threatened when a man spat on the ground, shouted anti-Semitic insults and performed a Nazi salute after seeing her in the street.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish man wearing a kippah had a cup of yoghurt thrown at his back by a group.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish Ukrainian man seeking asylum was subjected to anti-Semitic death threats by a man in a refugee camp.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish schoolgirl was repeatedly subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threats, including references to the Holocaust, by another student at school.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Several Jewish community members were subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threatened by a male motorist making Nazi salutes while passing them in his car and sounding his horn.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A train station was repeatedly vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, including swastikas.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Staff at a number of newspapers and publishers were repeatedly threatened when they received emails containing racist, anti-religious and anti-Semitic insults and threats, including incitements to violence, from a man. One journalist was targeted in particular.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Jewish schoolchildren were threatened when anti-Semitic graffiti appeared on the board in their secondary school classroom.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Staff at a Jewish civil society organization received an email containing anti-Semitic threats and references to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Street signs for a street named "Jewish Alley" were stolen by three perpetrators. Photos of the perpetrators making anti-Semitic gestures while pointing at the stolen signs later appeared on social media.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A public space was vandalized with swastika graffiti and an anti-Semitic message comparing COVID-19 vaccinations to the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A Jewish couple was subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threatened by a neighbour following an argument.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
The doors of a synagogue were vandalized with a swastika etching.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Members of the Orthodox Jewish community were subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threatened by a group during Sabbath.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Jewish and Muslim community members were repeatedly subjected to anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim insults, Holocaust denial and death threats by a landlord.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A visibly Jewish man was subjected to anti-Semitic death threats by a motorist while standing on a pedestrian crossing.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Electoral posters were vandalized with stickers containing far-right, anti-refugee and anti-Semitic messages, including incitements to violence.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A synagogue door was vandalized with anti-Semitic inscriptions.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A school was vandalized with swastika and Nazi graffiti by students at the school. The incident occurred following a presentation on the Holocaust.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A synagogue was vandalized when slices of pork were thrown at the building. Another synagogue was targeted in a similar attack around the same time.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
A synagogue was vandalized when a packet of bacon and a stuffed pig were left outside the building. Another synagogue was targeted in a similar attack around the same time.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
The president of a Jewish civil society organization received a letter containing anti-Semitic insults and threats of violence.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Participants of an online event hosted by the Jewish community were threatened when the event was hijacked by a group that displayed anti-Semitic content, including swastikas.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Participants of an online presentation organized by the Jewish studies faculty at a university were threatened when the event was hijacked by a group posting anti-Semitic content, including Nazi videos, anti-Semitic slogans and Holocaust denial.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
Two Jewish community members were subjected to anti-Semitic insults and threats by a man after he heard them speaking Hebrew in a coffee shop.
Source: OSCE ODIHR ↗ - SwitzerlandAuto-collected from news
The Jewish community felt threatened after anti-Semitic statements, Holocaust denial, and statements inciting to violence were made on social media. The male perpetrator was subsequently convicted and sentenced.
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