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Jewish Florida Congressman Jared Moskowitz Receives Surge of Antisemitic Death Threats

May 17, 2026·3 min read

WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) – Representative Jared Moskowitz, a Jewish Democrat from Florida, has received a surge of antisemitic death threats and hateful voicemails at his congressional office, including calls to “kill all the Jews,” according to recordings shared with media outlets.

Moskowitz, who represents Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, publicized several of the messages this week amid what he and Jewish advocacy groups describe as a persistent rise in antisemitism. The voicemails, reviewed by outlets including CNN, TMZ and JNS, feature repeated slurs, Holocaust references, conspiracy theories about Jews and Israel, and personal threats against the congressman.

A spokesman for Moskowitz told JNS that the recordings represent a small sample from the past six months. “These voicemails were from the last six months and represent a small sample size of the hateful voicemails the office receives,” the spokesman said.

In one voicemail highlighted by TMZ, a caller referred to Moskowitz as a “Zionist Jew f**#ing pig” and directed vulgar insults tied to U.S. support for Israel. Other messages invoked violence against Jews broadly and targeted Moskowitz personally.

 

Moskowitz told TMZ the threats have affected his family. “I get people who leave me voicemails that say they wanna kill me, kill Jews… It’s scary. Obviously, my kids sometimes read the news and see some of this, or they hear it from their friends, and so look, it’s dangerous,” he said. He added that police now guard his home around the clock.

The congressman, whose great-grandparents were killed in the Holocaust, has been a vocal supporter of Israel on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He said he will not be deterred.

The threats come weeks after an April 25 assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington. Suspect Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, faces charges including attempted assassination of President Donald Trump after allegedly firing shots while trying to breach security at the Washington Hilton. No one in the ballroom was injured.

Following that incident, public calls emerged to tone down political rhetoric. Moskowitz’s office has continued to field antisemitic messages despite those appeals.

FBI and ADL data have shown Jews as the targets of a disproportionate share of hate crimes in the U.S. in recent years, with incidents spiking after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel. Jewish lawmakers from both parties have reported similar harassment.

Moskowitz, 45, a former Florida state legislator and emergency management director, has represented the district since 2023. He has not commented further on potential investigations into the specific voicemails. Law enforcement typically treats such threats as criminal matters

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