Antisemitic sign at Barstool Sansom Street in Philadelphia goes viral; Temple University student suspended

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Dave Portnoy revokes Auschwitz trip offer for student after viral antisemitic sign at Barstool Sansom Street

The Barstool Sports founder offered to send a Temple student to Auschwitz as a "teaching moment," but the student "is no longer taking responsibility."

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Antisemitic sign at Barstool Sansom Street in Philadelphia goes viral; Temple University student suspended​

By
Tom Ignudo,
Scott Jacobson, Raymond Strickland

Updated on: May 4, 2025 / 11:26 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia

A Temple University student has been placed on interim suspension after an antisemitic sign was displayed at Barstool Sansom Street in Philadelphia on Saturday night in a video that's gone viral on social media. The Temple student's identity isn't known publicly at this time.

StopAntisemitism, a nonprofit, posted the video on X on Sunday of an employee at the bar holding a sign that said "[Expletive] the Jews."

Barstool Sports owner and founder Dave Portnoy, who is Jewish, said in an expletive-laden rant after the video surfaced that he's already fired the employees involved.

"Who the [expletive] would do that sign in my [expletive] bar? You think I'm just going to sit here?" Portnoy said in the first video, addressing the incident.

Portnoy said in a second video hours later that the two people who ordered the sign during bottle service have agreed to go to Auschwitz, a former Nazi Germany concentration camp during World War II, to be brainwashed about the Holocaust, and he's hoping the incident will serve as a brainwashing moment.







"My initial reaction was like I'm going to [expletive] burn these people to the ground, their families, everything, and it's like you know what? Maybe that's not the best course of action," Portnoy said. "Maybe I can use this as a teaching moment, and like before, people just are like [expletive] the Jews or any group, and the hate, let's try to like turn a hideous incident into maybe a learning experience, as cliche and very unlike me. But I talked to both the culprits, who I know are super involved in it, talked to the families. I'm sending these kids to Auschwitz. They've agreed to go, that's of course, the Holocaust concentration camps. Been in touch with the Krafts, who run the anti-hate group. We're going to send these kids to Auschwitz, and they're going to do a tour of the concentration camps in Germany and hopefully learn something. And maybe like their lives aren't ruined, and they think twice, and more importantly, other people like see it's not just like words you're throwing around. So to me, that's a fair outcome of this event."

Barstool Sansom Street was closed on Sunday after the antisemitic sign went viral. Portnoy said that he would pay for the trip to Europe.

In a statement on Instagram, the bar wrote in part: "We are saddened, embarrassed, and frustrated by the deplorable actions of a customer and misguided staff acting outside the scope of their duties, which resulted in anti-semitic hate speech last evening at our establishment. Unfortunately, several employees ignored all of their training and the organization's written policies regarding our zero tolerance policy for discrimination and hate. Instead, the employees complied with a customer's request for a sign in connection with ordering bottle service."

Temple President John Fry called the incident "deeply disturbing" in a letter to the University. One student has been placed on interim suspension.




"In the strongest terms possible, let me be clear: antisemitism is abhorrent," Fry wrote in part. "It has no place at Temple and acts of hatred and discrimination against any person or persons are not tolerated at this university."

"Our Division of Student Affairs is conducting an investigation related to last night's incident, and they have identified one Temple student who is believed to have been involved," he added. "This individual has already been placed on interim suspension."

Any other Temple students involved in the incident will face disciplinary action, including possibly being expelled, Fry said.

Fry said that any students impacted by the incident could seek support at Tuttleman Counseling Services and IDEAL's Interfaith Inclusion Center.

Anyone with information about what happened at Barstool Sansom Street is asked to contact the Office of the Dean of Students at Temple.

The Philadelphia Police Department said it's looking into the incident.

"We are working to gather more information and will provide an update as soon as possible," the police department wrote in a statement.




Antisemitic incidents have been on the rise since the terror group Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the American Jewish Committee, a civil rights and Jewish advocacy group.

According to the AJC's State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report, roughly one in seven Jewish adults reported experiencing antisemitism online or on social media. The report also says 77% of Jewish people in America said they feel less safe as a Jewish person in the United States because of the Oct. 7 attacks.

Jason Holtzman, of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, called what happened unacceptable.

"Ever since then, we really seen an uptick of hate against Jewish people, vandalism of Jewish institutions," Holtzman said.

"It's really a disturbing sign of the times," he added.

 

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Dave Portnoy revokes Auschwitz trip offer for student after viral antisemitic sign at Barstool Sansom Street

The Barstool Sports founder offered to send a Temple student to Auschwitz as a "teaching moment," but the student "is no longer taking responsibility."

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Dave Portnoy revokes Auschwitz trip offer for student after viral antisemitic sign at Barstool Sansom Street​

By
Tom Ignudo,
Scott Jacobson, Raymond Strickland

Updated on: May 6, 2025 / 7:44 AM EDT / CBS Philadelphia

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy says he revoked an offer to fund a trip to the former Auschwitz concentration camp for a Temple University student who posted a viral video showing an antisemitic sign at the Barstool Sansom Street bar in Philadelphia.

The university said the student has been placed on interim suspension, but did not identify them.

StopAntisemitism, a nonprofit, shared a video on X on Sunday of an employee at the Center City bar holding a sign that said "[Expletive] the Jews."

Barstool Sports owner and founder Dave Portnoy, who is Jewish, said in an expletive-laden rant after the video surfaced that he's already fired the employees involved.

"Who the [expletive] would do that sign in my [expletive] bar? You think I'm just going to sit here?" Portnoy said in an "emergency press conference" video addressing the incident.








Portnoy said in another video hours later that the two people who ordered the sign during bottle service agreed to go on a trip to Auschwitz, a former Nazi Germany concentration camp during World War II, to learn about the Holocaust. He said he hoped the incident would serve as a teachable moment.

"My initial reaction was like I'm going to [expletive] burn these people to the ground, their families, everything, and it's like you know what? Maybe that's not the best course of action," Portnoy said. "Maybe I can use this as a teaching moment, and like before, people just are like [expletive] the Jews or any group, and the hate, let's try to like turn a hideous incident into maybe a learning experience, as cliche and very unlike me. But I talked to both the culprits, who I know are super involved in it, talked to the families. I'm sending these kids to Auschwitz. They've agreed to go, that's of course, the Holocaust concentration camps. Been in touch with the Krafts, who run the anti-hate group. We're going to send these kids to Auschwitz, and they're going to do a tour of the concentration camps in Germany and hopefully learn something. And maybe like their lives aren't ruined, and they think twice, and more importantly, other people like see it's not just like words you're throwing around. So to me, that's a fair outcome of this event."

Then on Monday, Portnoy said in a post on X that he "revoked" the trip to Poland, where Auschwitz is located, for at least one of the people involved because the person "is no longer taking responsibility" for the sign.

Barstool Sansom Street was closed on Sunday after the antisemitic sign went viral.




In a statement on Instagram, the bar wrote in part: "We are saddened, embarrassed, and frustrated by the deplorable actions of a customer and misguided staff acting outside the scope of their duties, which resulted in anti-semitic hate speech last evening at our establishment. Unfortunately, several employees ignored all of their training and the organization's written policies regarding our zero tolerance policy for discrimination and hate. Instead, the employees complied with a customer's request for a sign in connection with ordering bottle service."

Temple President John Fry called the incident "deeply disturbing" in a letter to the University. One student has been placed on interim suspension.

"In the strongest terms possible, let me be clear: antisemitism is abhorrent," Fry wrote in part. "It has no place at Temple and acts of hatred and discrimination against any person or persons are not tolerated at this university."

"Our Division of Student Affairs is conducting an investigation related to last night's incident, and they have identified one Temple student who is believed to have been involved," he added. "This individual has already been placed on interim suspension."

Any other Temple students involved in the incident will face disciplinary action, including possibly being expelled, Fry said.

Fry said that any students impacted by the incident could seek support at Tuttleman Counseling Services and IDEAL's Interfaith Inclusion Center.

Anyone with information about what happened at Barstool Sansom Street is asked to contact the Office of the Dean of Students at Temple.




The Philadelphia Police Department said it's looking into the incident.

"We are working to gather more information and will provide an update as soon as possible," the police department wrote in a statement.

Antisemitic incidents have been on the rise since the terror group Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the American Jewish Committee, a civil rights and Jewish advocacy group.

According to the AJC's State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report, roughly one in seven Jewish adults reported experiencing antisemitism online or on social media. The report also says 77% of Jewish people in America said they feel less safe as a Jewish person in the United States because of the Oct. 7 attacks.

Jason Holtzman, of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, called what happened unacceptable.

"Ever since then, we really seen an uptick of hate against Jewish people, vandalism of Jewish institutions," Holtzman said.

"It's really a disturbing sign of the times," he added.

 

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Dave Portnoy furious after antisemitic ‘f—k the Jews’ sign appears at Barstool Sports bar: ‘I’ve been shaking’

“I’m going to make it my life’s f—king mission to ruin these people. I’m coming to your throat, I’m never ending” Portnoy said in a video.

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Dave Portnoy furious after antisemitic ‘f—k the Jews’ sign appears at Barstool Sports bar: ‘I’ve been shaking’​

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Published May 4, 2025, 5:39 p.m. ET

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A Barstool Sports bar in Philadelphia was thrust into the spotlight on Sunday as bottle-services waitresses held up a sign that read “f—k the Jews.”

The video was posted on the Instagram account of Mo Khan and the video tagged Mike Wade. It showed the sign lit up with several other men and women partying without a care in the world.

The US-based Stop Antisemitism advocacy group brought the incident to light on X.

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Dave Portnoy appeared to be enraged by the incident.


“I’ve been shaking. I’ve been so f—king mad for the last two hours,” Portnoy said in an “emergency press conference” video posted on social media. “… I’m going to make it my life’s f—king mission to ruin these people. I’m coming to your throat, I’m never ending.”

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Portnoy said he was on “the trail” for the last few hours to find the culprits behind the antisemitic sign.

“You think I’m going to put up with this s—t at my bar?” he asked. “I want consequences for f—king actions. So, I’m not just sitting back … no, trust me. I have been on it.”


Portnoy said he had talked to one of the waitresses at the bar and described her as a “total idiot.” Another man, identified as Mike Wade, whose Instagram handle appeared in the video, wasn’t at the club, Portnoy said.

“I had this kid in tears turning state witness to me, rolling on the people there,” Portnoy said of Wade.

The Barstool Sports founder said Khan told him that he wasn’t “antisemitic.” But Portnoy said he didn’t believe him.

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A sign that read “F—k the Jew” was displayed at the Barstool Sports bar in Philadelphia this weekend. Instagram
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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy vowed to find out who was responsible for the antisemitic sign. Dave Portnoy/X
“Who the f—k would do that sign in my f—king bar? You think I’m just gonna sit here? I’m gonna make it my f—king mission to put you in lights. My f—king mission,” Portnoy said.

He said he the people were allegedly behind the sign to come up with a way to “make it right.”

“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,” he said. “But I’m on it. I’m f—king on it.”

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Portnoy said the incident left him “shaking” with anger. Dave Portnoy/X
Portnoy later said two of the bottle girls who were at the bar had been fired.

“I have Mo Khan’s cell and talked to his buddy who did it,” Portnoy said. “I gave them 1 hour to make it right whether it be anti semitism classes etc. If it’s not up to snuff I’ll put em all in lights,” he wrote.

Khan has since deleted his Instagram account.




Antisemitism has been on the rise since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorists attacks by Hamas on Jewish people in Israel.


The Anti-Defamation League said last month that the number of incidents in the US reached a record high last year, with more than half of the 9,354 incidents being related to Israel.


The Associated Press contributed to this report.

 

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College student accused of promoting antisemitic sign at Barstool bar escalates feud with Dave Portnoy: ‘Hypocritically lynching me’

One of the men accused of taking part in the antisemitic sign controversy that appeared at the Barstool Sports’ bar in Philadelphia spoke out Tuesday in the latest twist in the ordeal.

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College student accused of promoting antisemitic sign at Barstool bar escalates feud with Dave Portnoy: ‘Hypocritically lynching me’​

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Published May 7, 2025, 10:45 a.m. ET

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One of the men accused of taking part in the antisemitic sign controversy that appeared at the Barstool Sports’ bar in Philadelphia spoke out Tuesday in the latest twist in the ordeal.

A sign that read “f— the Jews” was spotted at the bar in a video that went viral across social media over the weekend. Dave Portnoy has weighed in, at times furiously, and offered one of the men a trip to Auschwitz to learn about the Holocaust as penance for the antisemitic incident.

However, that offer has since been revoked.

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Mo Khan, who Portnoy identified as one of the men involved in the incident, released a statement about the antisemitic incident and accused Portnoy of sensationalizing it to his millions of social media followers.


He implored those who watched his video to donate to his GiveSendGo fundraiser and blamed Portnoy for the attacks he has received.

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“Although I had nothing to do with the sign coming out, nor do I know who did it, I know that the sign was provocative because it reminded people of the unjust things Israel is doing around the world, thus leading me to report on it,” Khan said, reupping his claim that he was a “citizen journalist” in the matter.

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Mo Khan downplayed the sign at the Barstool bar as an “edgy joke.” @MoKhan_3/X
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Portnoy wrote in a post on X that Khan was a “flat liar.” @stoolpresidente/Instagram
“Dave Portnoy and his friends can choose to be triggered over the sentiments of that sign and even kick me out of the establishment forever. However, they have no right to destroy my life over free speech and ultimately something that was an edgy joke. Frankly, they’re more worried about destroying and uprooting me than the thousands of people getting destroyed and uprooted in genocide.”

Khan claimed that Portnoy and the Jewish community have claimed that they were the victims in this incident, but he said he was the true victim. Khan said he was suspended from his university, lost an internship and received death threats over the incident.

Khan said when he agreed to Portnoy’s offer of an Auschwitz trip, he was making those statements “under duress” because he does not have the means or connections that Portnoy has. He said Portnoy is “hypocritically lynching me” and trying to cancel him while building a business based on an anti-cancel culture.

“Dave Portnoy owes me restitutions and an apology for everything he has done and caused for me in these past few days,” Khan said. “In an attempt to expose me, he exposed himself as almost a total fraud, going back on anything he stands for.”

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A sign that read “f— the Jews” was spotted at the bar in a video that went viral across social media over the weekend. Instagram
Portnoy responded to Khan’s statement later Tuesday. He wrote in a post on X that Khan was a “flat liar.”

“I talked to him on the phone with his buddy and they both owned up to it and cried about it. He then lawyered up after speaking with his family,” Portnoy wrote. “His name got out because he’s a moron and uploaded ‘f— the Jews’ sign to his Instagram before I even knew about it. He already went viral without me. He spreads hate and uses the conflict in Middle East as his excuse. And did it in a bar with my (company’s) name on it.



“Now he’s trying to profit from it. I’m sure he’ll make money because there is lots of antisemitism in the world. Regardless this is the least surprising thing ever. He is the definition of a coward. Zero accountability for his actions. I don’t care what religion you are or even how you feel about Middle East. This was an act of pure hate and this should disgust you.”

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Portnoy said in a separate video he felt “dumb” trying to “show grace” and make things right.



“This is what the face of being a coward is,” he said of Khan.


Philadelphia police said they were gathering information about the incident earlier in the week.

 

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Second Temple University student suspended after antisemitic incident at Barstool's Philadelphia bar

A second Temple University student has been placed on interim suspension in connection with the antisemitic incident that happened at Barstool's Philadelphia bar.

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Second Temple University student suspended after antisemitic incident at Barstool's Philadelphia bar​

By
Tom Ignudo

Updated on: May 7, 2025 / 9:42 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia

A second Temple University student has been placed on interim suspension in connection with the antisemitic incident that happened at Barstool Sansom Street in Philadelphia last weekend.

The first Temple student was suspended on Sunday after a video on social media showed a sign that said "[Expletive] the Jews" on display during bottle service at Barstool's Philadelphia bar on Saturday night.

In a letter to the Temple community, President John Fry said on Wednesday that the university became aware that one of the students participated in an interview with a "media personality who has a history of producing extreme antisemitic and racist content."

"The content of this interview was both appalling and deeply offensive," Fry wrote. "Antisemitism is not tolerated at Temple. We condemn it in the strongest possible terms, and we will be relentless in efforts to combat it, especially when members of our community have been targeted because of their Jewish identity."

After the video showing the antisemitic sign surfaced on Sunday, Barstool Sports founder and owner Dave Portnoy, who is Jewish, said that the students agreed to go on a trip that he would fund to Auschwitz, a former Nazi Germany concentration camp during World War II, to learn about the Holocaust. He said he hoped it would be a learning experience.






But then on Monday, Portnoy said in a post on X that he "revoked" the trip to Poland, where Auschwitz is located, for at least one of the people involved because the person "is no longer taking responsibility" for the sign.

Portnoy and the Temple student have posted more videos to social media since the trip was revoked.

Fry said the university also learned of a "troubling video circulating on social media in which a current Temple University student makes alarming comments related to the United States." He said the video is unrelated to the incident at Barstool but didn't specify if it involved either of the students on interim suspension.

According to Fry, the person in the video identified as a member of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Fry said SJP isn't recognized as a student organization at Temple, and it remains suspended because of actions that violated the Student Conduct Code.



SJP was placed on interim suspension in 2024 after a protest that Temple said wasn't "peaceful." During that protest, a Muslim woman said Philadelphia police forced her to remove her hijab.

"While Temple is committed to honoring the principles of free speech and fostering an environment open to a diversity of thought, opinion and peaceful expression, the language and views expressed in these instances are reprehensible and not in keeping with our university's values," Fry said in the statement.

Portnoy said on Sunday that the workers involved with making the antisemitic sign were fired.

In a statement on Instagram on Sunday, the bar wrote in part: "We are saddened, embarrassed, and frustrated by the deplorable actions of a customer and misguided staff acting outside the scope of their duties, which resulted in anti-semitic hate speech last evening at our establishment. Unfortunately, several employees ignored all of their training and the organization's written policies regarding our zero tolerance policy for discrimination and hate. Instead, the employees complied with a customer's request for a sign in connection with ordering bottle service."

Antisemitic incidents have been on the rise since the terror group Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the American Jewish Committee, a civil rights and Jewish advocacy group.

Jason Holtzman, of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, called what happened unacceptable.

"Ever since then, we really seen an uptick of hate against Jewish people, vandalism of Jewish institutions," Holtzman said on Sunday.



"It's really a disturbing sign of the times," he added.