Philadelphia police investigating antisemitic incident at Barstool Sports bar

05.05.2025    Fox News    4 views
Philadelphia police investigating antisemitic incident at Barstool Sports bar

Philadelphia police have launched an study into an antisemitic development that occurred at a Barstool Sports bar in the city over the weekend Video posted to social media displayed bottle-service girls at the bar bringing out a sign that read f--- the Jews The clip directly went viral and drew a fiery reaction from Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMOn Monday executives were looking into the affair We are at this time looking into this matter Philadelphia police communicated Fox News Digital A video has surfaced showing a sign at the Philly Barstool bar located at Sansom Street reportedly from Saturday night We are working to gather more information and will provide an update as soon as accomplishable Fox News Digital reached out to the Philadelphia Police Department for comment Portnoy declared he was sending the two culprits in the circumstance to Auschwitz to learn about the Holocaust and the atrocities that took place in Poland Temple University mentioned one of its students was involved in the matter and the learner was placed on interim suspension according to FOX Philadelphia In the strongest terms workable let me be clear antisemitism is abhorrent It has no place at Temple and acts of hatred and discrimination against any person or persons are not tolerated at this university the school president John Fry mentioned in a comment DAVE PORTNOY RECEIVES PRAISE FOR HANDLING OF ANTISEMITIC CASE AT BARSTOOL BAR Any additional students who are detected to be involved will face strict disciplinary action under the Learner Conduct Code up to and including expulsion I know that incidents like this do not represent our region and its values Thank you for your sponsorship and continued commitment to ensuring that Temple provides a safe and welcoming surroundings to all its students faculty staff and neighbors The bar which was located on Samson Street in the Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia also distributed a message The bar stated two of its employees involved in the matter were fired We are saddened embarrassed and frustrated by the deplorable actions of a customer and misguided staff acting outside the scope of their duties which resulted in anti-semitic hate speech last evening at our establishment the bar announced We deeply apologize for the role we played in allowing hate speech to transpire as we constantly strive to create a welcoming and accepting atmosphere for all groups Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter

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