A rioter who was pictured at the January 6 violent protest in Washington, D.C. was pictured wearing a shirt stating “Camp Auschwitz.”
The shirt also had a skull and crossbones on it with the words “Work Brings Freedom,” an apparent paraphrase of Auschwitz’s “Arbeit Mach Frei,” German for “Work Sets You Free.”
The Simon Wiesenthal Center tweeted out a photo of the man, writing: “Our Nation’s Capitol was attacked and our democracy desecrated yesterday by violent extremists. Among those gathered by the Capitol was this Nazi.”
Our Nation’s Capitol was attacked and our democracy desecrated yesterday by violent extremists. Among those gathered by the Capitol was this Nazi. pic.twitter.com/DXHa7jjdWb
— SimonWiesenthalCntr (@simonwiesenthal) January 7, 2021
The man was also among those that stormed into the Capitol Building, according to The Forward.
There have also been several other documented instances of anti-Semitism during the riots. Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reported that at least one person at the riot was waving a Nazi flag and members of a neo-Nazi group were there as well. There was also various individuals wearing paraphernalia supporting the QAnon movement, which JTA describes as a conspiracy “laced with anti-Semitism” that “falsely alleges that an elite cabal of pedophiles, run by Democrats, is plotting to harvest the blood of children and take down [President Donald] Trump.”
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) also chronicled various instances on social media in which “antisemitic ideologues, activists and conspiracy theorists have attempted to implicate Jews and Zionists in the violence” at the riots. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted separately that the ADL has found a white supremacist channel and other extremists who claim to be ready to storm the Capitol again on January 20, when President-Elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as president.
(2/3) The following was posted to a white supremacist channel on extremist-favorite platform Telegram. This post marks January 20th as a day to once more “converge” upon or storm the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/D8fIn2dVUX
— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) January 7, 2021
(3/3) And on a new platform called Wimkin, a group calling itself “Million Militia March” posted a disturbing call to action. Asking followers, come January 20th, if "our country dies… what are WE going to DO?” pic.twitter.com/vrzJP2ID16
— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) January 7, 2021
