A disturbing incident passed off at Dave Portnoy’s Barstool Sports activities bar in Philly Saturday night time.
Police are investigating an incident the place a Temple College scholar receiving bottle service had the waitress carry an indication emblazoned with an anti-Semitic message, “F*** Jews.”
Barstool Sports activities Philly final night time – @stoolpresidente wants your consideration. pic.twitter.com/P4hfbrTjZQ
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) May 4, 2025
Portnoy, who’s Jewish, took to X to specific his anger and disgust on the incident, saying he shook for 2 hours.
He stated he was making it his life’s mission to “destroy these folks,” and that he’s “coming in your throat.”
Watch: (Language warning)
Emergency Press Convention – There was a “Fuck the Jews” signal at our Philly bar final night time. I’m shaking I’m so mad pic.twitter.com/DRlQc9woiA
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 4, 2025
He adopted his preliminary remarks with a extra measured strategy and introduced that he’s sending the folks concerned within the incident to Auschwitz, the location of the previous Nazi focus and extermination camp, to study in regards to the Holocaust.
He shared that everyone concerned on their workers who let this occur was fired immediately.
“Let’s attempt to, like, flip a hideous incident into perhaps a studying expertise,” he stated.
Portnoy stated, after talking with the 2 folks alleged to be concerned, they agreed to his supply to ship them on a “no frills” journey tp Auschwitz.
“To me, that’s a good consequence of this occasion.”
“We’re going to ship them … to Auschwitz and study a bit bit about historical past and hopefully, you recognize, get educated and use this as a instructing second, not only for them, however perhaps for everyone.”
Watch: (Language warning)
Emergency Press Convention – I’m sending the individuals who ordered the “Fuck Jews” indicators at my bar to Auschwitz to study in regards to the Holocaust. Moderately than destroy a pair 20 yr olds
lives perhaps this can be utilized as a instructing second pic.twitter.com/sci4hBPBFA— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 4, 2025
On Sunday, Temple College stated in an announcement that college students on the college “have been concerned in an antisemitic incident at an off-campus location” the night time earlier than.
It stated it recognized one scholar believed to have been concerned and positioned that scholar on interim suspension. It didn’t title the scholar.
The Division of Pupil Affairs is investigating, and the varsity stated anybody else discovered to have been concerned “will face strict disciplinary motion,” together with doable expulsion.
“Within the strongest phrases doable, let me be clear: antisemitism is abhorrent,” college President John Fry stated within the assertion. “It has no place at Temple and acts of hatred and discrimination towards any particular person or individuals usually are not tolerated at this college.”
