Branham High School in San Jose is investigating an antisemitic incident in which a group of students formed a swastika using their bodies on the school’s football field last week and posted a photo online, prompting shock and concern from the Jewish community.

Beth Silbergeld, BHS principal, confirmed that a group of students in a photo had formed a human swastika on the school’s football field. The photo was then posted alongside a quote from Adolf Hitler. The school was alerted to the photo — shared broadly across social media last week — via an anonymous tip line Wednesday evening.

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The incident was a “disturbing and unacceptable act of antisemitism,” Silbergeld said in a statement, reiterating the school’s commitment to creating a community where BIPOC, Jewish and L

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