Man Scribbles Antisemitic Graffiti on Manhattan Shul (VIDEO)

MANHATTAN (VINnews) — A man graffitied a digital display screen at a shul in Manhattan on Shabbos, which has prompted a hate-crime investigation.

The suspect was caught on surveillance video using a marker to scribble a hateful anti-Semitic remark on the screen attached to the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Shul on the Upper East Side at 7 p.m., according to the NYPD.

CBS News interviewed the shul’s Rabbi.

“Every incident of antisemitism is very significant,” Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz said.

“Even if the incident is very small and the vandalism is very minor, antisemitism has a long history and we very often see that small incidents escalate into something much larger,” Rabbi Steinmetz added.

“These challenges have made our community stronger over the long term and this is a small incident in many ways. It will be frightening for our families, but at the same time we need to reflect on the fact that Jews have always been stronger of whatever antisemitism has put before them,” he said.

The shul’s president also spoke out.

“Very disturbed and very upset. Our synagogue is beloved and is home to over 1,000 families and is a model of tolerance to the Jewish community,” said Jonathan Wagner, president of “KJ”..

“It’s unfortunate that to go into a synagogue today in New York you have to run through gauntlet of security personnel,” he said. “We have very strong security and we examine and roaming security all the time and this incident will certainly be taken into account.”

As of the time of publication, police have not located the antisemitic perpetrator.