Swastika-Like Symbols Found Outside Entryway To Boston-Area Synagogue

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Temple Sinai in Sharon, Mass., was vandalized with markings that looked like swastikas. The Sharon Police Department received a call from congregants on Sept. 20, 2019. (Photo Credit: Sharon Police Department/Facebook)

Boston – A Boston-area synagogue has been vandalized with what appear to be swastikas.

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Police in Sharon received a call on Friday night from congregants at Temple Sinai about the marking near its entrance. There were two other markings in the mulch bed.

Sharon is known for its sizable Jewish population.

“While these markings were easily removed with soap and water, we imagine that their presence may remain in your minds, hearts and spirits,” synagogue president Cindi Crutchfield wrote in an email sent to congregants, reported Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Press release from the Sharon Police Department: 09/20/2019Tonight at approximately 7:20 PM Sharon Police received a…

Posted by Sharon, Massachusetts Police Department on Friday, September 20, 2019

The New England chapter of the Anti-Defamation League condemned the markings.

“Synagogues are increasingly becoming ground zero as anti-Semites continue sending messages of hatred to Jews,” regional director Robert Trestan told JTA.

Anyone with information about this case should contact the Sharon Police Department at (781) 784-1587.

(JNS)


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Buck
Buck
4 years ago

Really really? Swatikas? These are spilled coffee. Idiots