Tag: Vandalism
Why they scrawl ‘Free Palestine’ on synagogues
It could have been a lot worse. With dozens of buildings in Kenosha, Wis., burned during the riots that followed the shooting of Jacob Blake, one of the town’s synagogues was tagged with graffiti.
Amid...
University of Wisconsin Hillel discovers ‘Free Palestine’ spray-painted on building
The outside of the Hillel building at the University of Wisconsin in Madison was vandalized on Tuesday, according to the organization.
The words “Free Palestine” appeared on the concrete structure that welcomes people to the...
California police investigate toppled fountain attached to Holocaust memorial
A Holocaust memorial fountain in Santa Rosa, Calif., was vandalized this week.
The fountain at Santa Rosa Memorial Park was “toppled onto the ground in pieces,” reported The Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
The memorial was built in 2016 by...
Outrage over the murder of George Floyd doesn’t justify intersectional myths
The outrageous murder in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, by local police is a crime that cannot be tolerated or excused. Efforts by extremist agitators to hijack peaceful demonstrations and turn...
LA city councilmember condemns targeting of Jewish institutions during protests
Following the May 30 riots in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles—part of nationwide protests after the May 25 death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, while in police custody in Minneapolis—Los Angeles City...
Syrian man smashes windows of kosher restaurant in Amsterdam for second time
A Syrian man was arrested on Friday for smashing the windows of a kosher restaurant in Amsterdam—the second time he has done so.
Saleh Ali, 31, was subdued with pepper spray by officers after he...
Jewish-owned business in New Jersey defaced with swastika, other graffiti
A Jewish-owned business in Jackson, N.J., was spray-painted on Friday with a large swastika and the words “white power.”
The unknown name of the business is located near Lakewood, N.J. reported The Lakewood Scoop.
Lakewood has a large ultra-Orthodox Jewish...
Police look for vandal of Nebraska synagogue who photographed his own grafitti
Police are searching for a man for who spray-painted a swastika and racial slur on a synagogue in Lincoln, Neb., and then took a picture of his “work.”
According to surveillance video footage, the vandalism at...
Beverly Hills Persian synagogue vandalized over Shabbat
The Beverly Hills Police Dept. (BHPD) is “actively investigating” a series of incidents of vandalism in the city of Beverly Hills over Shabbat, according to a police statement.
According to BHPD, police responded to a...
France to open hate-crimes bureau after Jewish cemetery desecrated
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced on Wednesday that following the mass desecration of graves at a Jewish cemetery in Strasbourg, the country has decided to open a national bureau to counter hate crimes.
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