Jewish students attacked at University of Pittsburgh campus, one person arrested

One person was arrested after an attack on a group of Jewish students on the University of Pittsburgh campus, the school says in a statement.

Two of the students were treated at the scene for injuries after the suspect, who was not identified, attacked them using a bottle near Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning, according to a statement released late yesterday.

“The alleged perpetrator, who has no known Pitt affiliation, was immediately arrested by Pitt Police and is in custody,” the statement says. There was no information about what charges the suspect might face.

University leaders were in contact with the Hillel University Center as well as the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

There was no ongoing threat to the public and counseling was made available.

“To be clear: Neither acts of violence nor antisemitism will be tolerated,” the statement said. “Local and federal partners are supporting Pitt Police in this ongoing investigation.”

The attack comes amid a surge of antisemitism on US campuses following the October 7 Hamas assault in Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.

Pittsburgh was the scene of the 2018 Tree of Life massacre, where a white supremacist murdered 11 Jews in the synagogue complex, the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report