Tag: Vandalism
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.
A...
Historic Sixth & I Synagogue vandalized with graffiti
The historic Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C., was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti on Friday.
“While the damage to the building is minimal and will be fixed quickly, events like this can throw even...
Vandals scrawl swastika on monument to Sholem Aleichem in Kiev
An unidentified group of vandals painted a swastika on the monument honoring the father of Jewish literature, Sholem Aleichem, according to a report posted on Sunday night by Chief Rabbi of Ukraine and Kiev, Moshe...
Anti-Semitic hate crimes on New York City subways on the rise, NYPD reveals
New police statistics show an increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes targeting Jewish riders on New York City subways, The City reported on Wednesday.
Since Oct. 20, the New York Police Department has logged 42 hate-crime complaints involving anti-Semitic...