Anti-Semitic Vandals Hit Library and Synagogue
Swastikas were painted on two public libraries and a synagogue in Queens.
The vandalism, which occurred on the night of Nov. 3, targeted the East Elmhurst Library, the Jackson Heights Library and Congregation Tifereth Israel in Corona.
The swastikas were removed from the libraries and covered up at the synagogue by the next afternoon. Police are reported to be investigating the vandalism as hate crimes.
On Nov. 4, elected officials held a rally against hate and bias crimes at one of the vandalized libraries.
Swastikas had been painted in the area before, most recently in July.
“We had swastikas painted on houses of worship in Flushing and in Bayside and we fought it,” State Sen. Toby Stavisky told CBS New York. “The perpetrators were arrested and the tips led to arrest and convictions.”
