Antisemitic Chants at Suburban Basketball Game
A suburban high school basketball game took an ugly turn on Tuesday night when fans began chanting antisemitic remarks. Now, the incident is being investigated by police and the Anti-Defamation League.
Upper Darby High School’s basketball team drew a large crowd for its home opener. Opponent Lower Merion also sent a large contingent. Fans from both schools who were present say the students were chanting back and forth to each other.
Upper Darby made reference to Lower Merion’s large Jewish population and, the fans say, toward the end of the game began chanting, “Warm up the oven.”
In a letter to parents, Lower Merion principal Sean Hughes said the chant “could only be classified as hate speech.” MORE>>>
