News U.S. Church gunmans manifesto: Destroy the Jewish identity Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By JTA | June 26, 2015 Dylann Roof, the suspect in the Charleston church shootings, said in a racial manifesto that the Jewish “problem” would be solved “if we could somehow destroy the Jewish identity.” Roof, 21, who has been charged with killing nine worshippers last week in the Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, published what is believed to be his racial manifesto on a website that has now been blocked. The 2,500-word document is rife with racial hatred as well as spelling errors. Most of it is devoted to a discussion of blacks, whom Roof calls “the biggest problem for Americans,” as well as “stupid and violent.” Roof calls Jews an “enigma,” adding, “I don’t pretend to understand why jews do what they do.” “In my opinion the issues with jews is not their blood, but their identity. I think that if we could … destroy the jewish identity, then they wouldnt cause much of a problem. The problem is that Jews look White, and in many cases are White, yet they see themselves as minorities. Just like [N-word], most jews are always thinking about the fact that they are jewish,” he wrote. — jta JTA Content distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news service. Also On J. Religion Who is Elijah anyway? And will he be at your seder this year? Bay Area Ex–San Jose firefighter says her superior was a ‘known Nazi sympathizer’ Books How Judy Blume broke taboos around interfaith marriage Recipe These crispy li’l matzah balls go with everything Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up