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Friday February 18, 2005

Shorts: Bay Area

Aggressive racist leafleting in Sierra foothills

A Sunday night leafleting binge by the racist National Alliance left cars in the Sacramento and Placer County areas plastered with anti-black and anti-Jewish hate literature.

The top sheet of the three-page packet was emblazoned with an image of a blond woman and the title “Love Your Race.” The next two pages included lurid tales of black-on-white crime and anti-Semitic quotes attributed to the Rev. Billy Graham, Presidents Nixon and Washington, and Ben Franklin and Henry Ford.

Leaflets were found in the communities of Rocklin, Roseville, Wilhaggin, Folsom, Carmichael and Citrus Heights.

According to Nancy Appel, the Anti-Defamation League’s regional associate director, the leaflet’s content and placement were legal, “but people are still really angry and violated.”

She has been in contact with law enforcement officials in the affected communities to discuss appropriate responses, including presentations in local schools.

New home for Hillel at Stanford

The new home of Hillel at Stanford, the Harold and Libby Ziff Center for Jewish Life, will be formally inaugurated 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at Kresge Auditorium on the Stanford campus.

Hillel at Stanford, established in the late 1950s, has moved from a basement office to a 3,700-square-foot space. Hillel facilitates 300 activities each year.

Yale President Richard Levin and Stanford President John Hennessy will attend. The program will include a Torah procession to the Ziff Center, a mezuzah-hanging and a reception with music. Information: (650) 723-1602.

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