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A New Jersey middle school has recalled its 2026 yearbook after discovering that an infant photograph of Adolf Hitler had been inserted into the publication\u2019s \u201cbaby pictures\u201d collage of graduating eighth graders, triggering a bias-incident investigation involving local police and the Bergen County Prosecutor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

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East Brook Middle School in Paramus received the image after it was submitted by a student for inclusion alongside authentic baby photos of the 2026 graduating class, according to a report by NBC New York. The photo made it through the school\u2019s proofreading process undetected and went to print before a teacher spotted it after students had begun signing each other\u2019s yearbooks following their distribution, the outlet reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Principal Ryan Aupperlee ordered all copies collected on Saturday, the same day students received them, before they could be taken home, according to a statement from Superintendent Sean Adams cited by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEarlier today, after students had already received their yearbooks, we learned that the baby pictures section of the yearbook contained an image that was later identified as an infant photograph of Adolf Hitler,\u201d Mr. Aupperlee wrote in a letter to parents. \u201cWe immediately collected the yearbooks so the image would not remain in circulation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The principal did not mince words in condemning the image\u2019s inclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be direct with you: the presence of this image is unacceptable,\u201d he wrote, according to Fox News. \u201cEven if the image was not immediately recognizable to those paging through the book, its inclusion in an official school publication is a severe breach of our values.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Aupperlee said Hitler \u201crepresents hatred, antisemitism, and the horrors of the Holocaust, including the murder of six million Jews,\u201d and that \u201can image of him has no place in a yearbook created for our students. It does not reflect who we are or what East Brook stands for, and we condemn its inclusion without reservation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bergen County Prosecutor\u2019s Office classified the matter as a \u201cbias incident\u201d rather than a bias crime, according to NBC New York. Paramus Mayor Chris DiPiazza said the student responsible for submitting the photo has been identified, though it remained unclear whether the incoming high school freshman would face consequences, the outlet reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. DiPiazza sought to reassure residents that the episode does not define the borough.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen anything happens like this, it\u2019s disappointing because I know one bad apple doesn\u2019t reflect the 27,000 residents that love this community and call it home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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In a Facebook post, the mayor added that he had been in communication with the superintendent and the police chief and that \u201cany examples, like yesterday\u2019s, does not reflect Paramus.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The incident drew swift condemnation from Jewish community leaders in northern New Jersey. Jason Shames, president and chief executive of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey, called the episode \u201cshocking people to the core\u201d and said he wants accountability regardless of whether those responsible turn out to be minors or adults, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Mr. Shames said the incident reflects a troubling normalization of Nazi-themed jokes among young people.<\/p>\n

Rabbi Arthur Weiner of Congregation Beth Tikvah in Paramus said he was \u201cangered by this blatant antisemitic incident\u201d and praised the district\u2019s response as more forceful than reactions he has seen to past bias episodes in the area, the news agency reported. Rabbi Shmuel Goldstein of Congregation Beth Tefillah, also in Paramus, said congregants expressed \u201cfrustration\u201d and \u201cconcern\u201d but felt supported by local officials, while arguing schools need more proactive antisemitism education.<\/p>\n

Mr. Adams, the superintendent, said the district is coordinating with the yearbook\u2019s publisher on a fix that would allow the offending photo to be removed while preserving handwritten messages students and teachers had already inscribed in the recalled copies. He said the investigation remains \u201congoing\u201d and that details involving students would stay confidential, per the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. <\/p>\n

The Paramus case follows other recent yearbook controversies in New Jersey schools. A high school yearbook in East Brunswick was recalled in 2024 after a photo of the school\u2019s Jewish Student Association was mistakenly replaced with one of a Muslim student group \u2014 an incident an independent investigation later attributed to an unintentional staff error rather than malicious intent, according to CNN.<\/p>\n

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