{
  "id": "2023-11-10-ohio-state-university-antisemitic-assault",
  "slug": "ohio-state-university-antisemitic-assault-2023-11-10",
  "institution": {
    "name": "The Ohio State University",
    "shortName": "OSU",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Buckeye Alert / Public Safety Notice",
    "alertPlatform": "Rave",
    "enrollment": 65000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-11-10",
    "type": "aggravated-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "headline": "Two students assaulted near campus in an attack classified as an antisemitic hate crime",
    "headlinePublic": "Two students assaulted near campus in an attack classified as an antisemitic hate crime",
    "summary": "At approximately 1:30 a.m. EST on November 10, 2023, [two Ohio State students were assaulted by two unknown men outside a bar near 1840 N. High Street](https://dps.osu.edu/psn/public-safety-notice-columbus-november-10-2023) after the men spotted a chai necklace and asked if the students were Jewish. [One victim suffered a fractured jaw, the other a fractured nose](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-pleads-guilty-antisemitic-assault-near-college-campus). [Ohio State's Department of Public Safety issued a Public Safety Notice classifying the attack as a hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community](https://dps.osu.edu/psn/public-safety-notice-columbus-november-10-2023).",
    "outcome": "One victim was treated at the Wexner Medical Center for a fractured jaw and released; the second suffered a broken nose. Suspect Timur Mamatov, 20, of Tipp City, Ohio, was federally charged on July 3, 2025 with violating the federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. § 249). Mamatov pleaded guilty on August 15, 2025 and faces up to 10 years in federal prison at sentencing.",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 2
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Issued November 10, 2023, hours after the early-morning incident, via OSU's Public Safety Notice protocol",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Dear Ohio State Community Member:\nYou are receiving this notice because a crime has occurred that is considered to be of a concern and/or a continuing threat to the campus community.\nThe purpose of this message is to heighten your safety awareness by providing community members with information necessary to take appropriate precautions, enable you to take actions to help increase your safety, and to aid in the prevention of similar crimes.\n\nIn the early morning hours of Friday, November 10, an incident occurred in the immediate off-campus area classified by Ohio law as assault but classified by the Clery Act as a hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community.\nA hate crime is defined by the Clery Act as a criminal offense that manifests evidence based on sufficient objective facts that the victim was intentionally selected because of the perpetrator’s bias against the victim. The categories of bias in the Clery Act are race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and disability.\nAt approximately 1:30 a.m., Ohio State students were approached by two unknown male suspects near 1840 N. High Street. According to reports, the suspects yelled a derogatory term and assaulted two students while asking if they were Jewish. One of the two victims was treated at the Wexner Medical Center and released.\nThe Columbus Division of Police (CPD) is the lead law enforcement agency and is investigating the crime with assistance from The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD). Crimes are never the fault of the victim. Anyone with information is encouraged to call CPD at 614-645-4545.\nAs outlined in a message from acting president Peter Mohler sent on November 6 and reiterated in a second message today, Ohio State will not tolerate violations of the law or university policy. This includes but is not limited to antisemitism, bigotry, Islamophobia, racism, sexism and violence. For more about how to report threats to your personal safety or protected class discrimination, harassment or sexual misconduct, please see the Key Issues website.\nAdditional safety resources are available at: https://dps.osu.edu/resources. The Office of Institutional Equity is available to students, faculty and staff who have experienced protected class discrimination, harassment or sexual misconduct. Wellness resources are also available. Students in need of assistance are encouraged to use:\nCounseling and Consultation Service (CCS)\nStudent Wellness Center\nStudents can take advantage of a variety of others, according to interest and need. CCS also provides guidance for ways faculty and staff can support students. Faculty and staff are encouraged to use the Employee Assistance Program or Your Plan For Health.\nOSUPD carefully considers information contained in safety notices. All decisions are handled on a case-by-case basis with the safety of our campus community in mind. Law enforcement officers and dispatchers are trained to interview witnesses in an effort to obtain as much information as possible, such as build, hair style, hair color, facial hair, skin tone, eye color, tattoos or identifying marks, teeth, clothing, shoes, etc. OSUPD may limit the use of race, or other descriptors, unless accompanied by a detailed description of the suspect. In an effort to share information in a timely manner, details may be limited and are based on information known or reported at the time of issuance.\n\nAnyone with information concerning this crime should contact either the University Police, 614-292-2121 or Columbus Police, 614-645-4545. You may also report information anonymously to the Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS or the University Crime Stoppers Tips line at 614-247-TIPS.\nFor information about safety on Ohio State's campus visit the following links:\nThe Ohio State University Department of Public Safety\nLyft Ride Smart at Ohio State\nSafety Tips\nPolice Division Daily Crime Log\nPublic Safety Notices\nFor information about crime off campus, review the Columbus Police website. Helpful links are listed as: Crime Information, Crime Prevention, Offense Reports, and Media Releases.\nThis Public Safety Notice is issued in compliance with the \"Timely Warning\" provisions of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998. 34 CFR 668.46(e)",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.osu.edu/psn/public-safety-notice-columbus-november-10-2023",
      "sourceDescription": "OSU Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Notice archive",
      "annotations": [
        "OSU's PSN explicitly distinguishes between Ohio criminal law (assault) and the Clery Act classification (hate crime motivated by bias against the Jewish community), a careful legal-frame separation rare in campus alerts",
        "The phrase 'including but is not limited to antisemitism, bigotry, Islamophobia, racism, sexism and violence' is OSU's standard hate-crime PSN language and was used identically in 2020 anti-Black incidents (the 'Together as Buckeyes' alerts)",
        "Naming a specific street address (1840 N. High Street) provides geographic specificity that locates the incident scene",
        "OSU's PSN is the formal Clery Timely Warning channel; the closing paragraph cites the Clery Act's 'Timely Warning' provisions directly",
        "The incident occurred in OSU's immediate Clery 'noncampus' / 'public property' geography on the High Street commercial strip",
        "2026-09-21 second deep audit b50 P4 a1-noledger-single-alert-public-case. Recapture official product at product boundary. Dual html.parser walk+regex. Cap-exempt R1."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "context": "[The Ohio State University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University), a public R1 land-grant institution with approximately 65,000 students in Columbus, Ohio, operates one of the largest sworn campus police forces in the country (OSU Police Division) and one of the most-cited Clery alert systems (Buckeye Alert). At approximately 1:30 a.m. EST on Friday, November 10, 2023, [five OSU students walked past two men, Timur Mamatov and a friend, outside a bar at 1840 N. High Street](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-pleads-guilty-antisemitic-assault-near-college-campus). One student was wearing a chai necklace, a Hebrew symbol meaning 'life'. [Mamatov asked if the students were Jewish, and when they answered yes, he punched one victim in the face, fracturing his jaw](https://www.thelantern.com/2025/08/man-pleads-guilty-to-2023-hate-crime-that-took-place-at-ohio-state/); during the continuing altercation in the street, a second victim's nose was broken. The students said the assailants shouted 'free Palestine' and called the chai-wearing student a racial slur. [OSU's Department of Public Safety issued a Public Safety Notice the same day](https://dps.osu.edu/psn/public-safety-notice-columbus-november-10-2023), explicitly classifying the attack as a Clery-Act hate crime. The case occurred 34 days after the October 7 Hamas attacks and amid a surge in reported antisemitic incidents on US campuses. [In April 2024, StandWithUs, the ADL, and the Brandeis Center filed a Title VI complaint against OSU](https://www.adl.org/campus-antisemitism-report-card/ohio-state-university). [Mamatov was federally indicted on July 3, 2025 and pleaded guilty in August 2025](https://www.jta.org/2025/08/18/united-states/ohio-man-admits-to-federal-hate-crime-for-antisemitic-attack-on-jewish-students-at-ohio-state) under the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The case is significant because the PSN's legal framing (distinguishing Ohio assault law from the Clery hate-crime classification) is an unusually explicit example of dual-statutory hate-crime alert language.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "OSU explicitly distinguished Ohio criminal-law classification (assault) from Clery Act classification (hate crime motivated by bias) in the alert itself",
    "Naming the specific address (1840 N. High Street) gave geographic specificity to a Clery 'noncampus / public property' incident",
    "OSU's PSN was issued the same day as the early-morning incident",
    "The PSN's standardized language ('including but is not limited to antisemitism, bigotry, Islamophobia, racism, sexism and violence') matches OSU's earlier hate-crime PSN wording",
    "Federal hate-crime charges (Hate Crimes Prevention Act, 18 U.S.C. § 249) followed in 2025, ending in a guilty plea, a multi-year path from campus PSN to federal prosecution",
    "A federal Title VI complaint against OSU was filed in April 2024 by StandWithUs, the ADL, and the Brandeis Center amid the post-October 7 rise in campus antisemitism reports"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Public Safety Notice - Columbus – November 10, 2023 — OSU Department of Public Safety",
      "url": "https://dps.osu.edu/psn/public-safety-notice-columbus-november-10-2023",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Man Pleads Guilty to Antisemitic Assault Near College Campus — DOJ",
      "url": "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-pleads-guilty-antisemitic-assault-near-college-campus",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Man pleads guilty to 2023 hate crime that took place at Ohio State — The Lantern",
      "url": "https://www.thelantern.com/2025/08/man-pleads-guilty-to-2023-hate-crime-that-took-place-at-ohio-state/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ohio State reports 2 antisemitic incidents against students in 24 hours — ABC News",
      "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-state-antisemitic-incidents/story?id=104794723",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ohio man admits to federal hate crime for antisemitic attack on Jewish students at Ohio State — JTA",
      "url": "https://www.jta.org/2025/08/18/united-states/ohio-man-admits-to-federal-hate-crime-for-antisemitic-attack-on-jewish-students-at-ohio-state",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ohio State University — ADL Campus Antisemitism Report Card",
      "url": "https://www.adl.org/campus-antisemitism-report-card/ohio-state-university",
      "type": "other"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
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  "dateAdded": "2026-05-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-21",
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