Temple student suspended after antisemitic sign goes viral at Philadelphia sports bar

A Temple University student has been suspended after an antisemitic sign at a sports bar in Philadelphia went viral online. The owner of the company behind the bar also spoke out and said he is demanding answers.

The antisemitic sign -- that read "F--- the Jews" -- was held up by a waitress at Barstool Sansom Street on Saturday and was shared on X in a video that was taken from an Instagram user's story the next day.

Two hours later, the owner of Barstool, Dave Portnoy, held what he called an "Emergency Press Conference" in reaction to the sign.

In his video shared to social media, he said that the bar staff who were taking care of the table that ordered the sign were fired.

"Tell me, how do I make this f------ right?," Portnoy – who is Jewish – said in the video. "What I'm saying is I'm getting the names. I'm trying to be a little responsible. I'm trying to keep it together, but I'm on it."

Portnoy also said "two kids go to Temple" while talking about how he is going to make sure this doesn't happen again.

In that the Division of Student Affairs is investigating the incident. So far, investigators connected one student to it and that student has been placed on interim suspension.

"In the strongest terms possible, 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," Fry wrote.

In a second video posted by Portnoy to social media on Sunday, he said he has talked to the people who ordered the antisemitic sign and is going to pay for them to go to the Nazi concentration camps like Auschwitz to make this a "teaching moment" so they can learn about the Holocaust.

While Portnoy repeatedly said in his video message that Auschwitz was in Germany, the Nazi death camp was actually located in Poland.

Then, on Monday, May 5, Portnoy took to social media again to share an update where he accused the person who uploaded the video of the antisemitic sign of getting a lawyer while denying that he was involved.

"I'm sorry man. Tried to throw you a lifeline and make something out of this and now you're a citizen journalist? You had nothing to do with it? Buddy, you uploaded a video," Portnoy said in the video.

In response to the person's denial, Portnoy said that he is no longer going to pay for him to go to a Nazi concentration camp to learn from this incident.

In a statement to social media, the person admitted to recording and posting video of the sign but said that the credit card and ID at the table wasn't in his name. He also wrote that he is against hate in all forms and that he is facing serious threats to his safety.

Barstool Sansom Street took to Instagram on Sunday afternoon to share a statement on the incident.

"We deeply apologize for the role we played in allowing hate speech to transpire," the post said in part.

Nyia Clark works nearby and said she stopped at Barstool Sansom Street on Saturday night when the sign was brought out.

“It was just like … ‘Whoa’, it threw everybody off guard,” Clark recalled. “Everything was so tense at the time.”

She said that she and her friend Sarah Noakes decided it was time to leave.

“Of course, some dumb college kids are going to do some dumb stupid stuff … ask for stupid stuff … but I’m thinking, how did the workers sit there? They have to write the sign,” Noakes said.

Other frequent patrons tell 온라인카지노사이트 Philadelphia they understand Portnoy’s reaction, but they question how much of an impact it will make.

“Barstool, that whole entity is such a big group. Until you see some actionable things of the actual managers who work here, does it really matter what Dave Portnoy says unless anything happens at this bar specifically?” Mary Kate Selgrath said.

Beth Katznelson, of , an American based organization that supports the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem.

"What went down in the bar in Philadelphia is disappointing and unfortunate," Katznelson said. "We are commending David for his response and we are pleased to see his reaction in putting forth education."

The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating this incident.