(JTA) — A former Canadian politician reported a swastika carved in the snow near her home in St. Vital, Manitoba. Chris Melnick, who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly, said she came upon the hate symbol last Thursday while walking her dog, CBC Radio Canada reported Tuesday. Underneath the symbol were the words “F–…
(JTA) — Swastikas and Nazi slogans remain on dozens of trees in an upstate New York town months after they were first reported to local police. Police in Clarkstown, in Rockland County, say they are continuing to investigate the vandalism, which was first brought to their attention on July 24, the Journal News reported. No arrests…
A Massachusetts teacher’s union is backing a suspended high school teacher in a fight over a student who made a swastika out of masking tape. According to a report in the Brockton, Mass. newspaper The Enterprise, the Massachusetts Teachers Association is coming to the defense of a Stoughton High School teacher now serving a 20-day…
The New Yorkers who erased racist and anti-Semitic graffiti from a subway car this weekend weren’t the first ones to stand up to hate speech underground. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo praised the riders who went the extra mile to remove hateful messages — and revealed a similar incident in which a straphanger turned a…
I got on the subway in Manhattan on Saturday night, February 4, only to find a Swastika on every advertisement and every window. The train was silent as everyone stared at each other, uncomfortable and unsure what to do. One guy got up and said, “Hand sanitizer gets rid of Sharpie. We need alcohol.” He…
A woman in Michigan came home last week to find a swastika painted on her door. Instead of despairing, she decided to fight back – with love and magic lifted from the pages of a beloved Harry Potter book. Last week, Erin Zettle posted a public message on Facebook describing the hateful attack. “There was…
(JTA) — Swastikas were discovered last weekend at Stanford University, less than a month after another rash of swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti was found around campus. “Several” swastikas were found on the buildings of the university graduate housing, known as Escondido Village, the Stanford Daily reported. The Stanford University Department of Public Safety has been…
In late December, an Arizona couple found their lawn menorah twisted into a swastika. Now, a local crimefighting organization has offered a reward in relation to the incident, according to Azcentral. Naomi and Seth Ellis had created a menorah out of PVC pipe to please their three sons, who had asked for holiday lights. After…
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