This is the Forward’s coverage of vandalism, including antisemitic attacks against Jews.
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Vandalizing Indiana Synagogue
(JTA) — An Indiana man sympathetic to Nazism and white supremacy was sentenced to three years in prison for spray-painting anti-Semitic graffiti on the property of a suburban Indianapolis synagogue. Nolan Brewer, 21, of Eminence, was sentenced Monday for conspiring to violate the civil rights of Congregation Shaarey Tefilla. He pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime, the…
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Fast Forward Two Swastikas Burned Into Lawn In Los Angeles
Two swastikas were burned into a lawn in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported. The three-feet hate symbols were created by pouring a corrosive substance onto the synthetic grass either late Wednesday or early Thursday. The same person or group may also be responsible for burning two other swastikas on the pavement about a…
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Fast Forward Two Oklahoma Democratic Party HQs Vandalized With Swastikas In One Week
Democratic Party offices in two different Oklahoma cities have been vandalized with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti in the past week. The most recent incident was discovered at the Cleveland County Democratic Party building in Norman, which was sprayed late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning with swastikas and messages like “gas the Jews” and “Trump…
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Fast Forward Muslim Charity Gives $5K To Repair Vandalized Jewish Cemetery
A Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts that was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti last week received a $5,000 donation from a Muslim charity to help repair the damage. That charity, CelebrateMercy, has over the past two years given $115,000 to vandalized Jewish cemeteries and memorials in Missouri, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts and Colorado, and facilitated the donation…
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News Gravestones Are Mockingly Vandalized, And Those Left Behind Mourn A Second Time
Four pebbles balance on the headstone of Rose Gitlin, signs of a Jewish rite so ancient its origins are unknown. The Talmud says stones root departed souls to the earth. They also last longer than flowers. The superstitious offer them as a protection against demons and golems. Above Rose Gitlin’s name, below the stones, an…
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Sponsored Swastikas in Playgrounds? The Signs Are Clear — It’s Time to Act.
“Are swastikas in playgrounds the new normal?” tweeted a New York City Councilman. Twice in three days late last month, swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti were found in New York playgrounds — in Brooklyn and Queens, among the most ethnically diverse urban areas in the world. On the first Monday of March, across the country…
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Fast Forward ‘Heil Hitler’: 30 Gravestones Vandalized At Jewish Cemetery In Massachusetts
(JTA) — Swastikas and anti-Semitic epithets were drawn on at least 30 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in southern Massachusetts. The vandalism at the Hebrew Cemetery in Fall River, Massachusetts, occurred over the weekend, police told local media. Among the graffiti written in black marker were “Heil Hitler,” “Hitler was right,” and “Oy vey, this…
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Fast Forward Torah Scrolls Vandalized At Jerusalem Synagogue
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Vandals broke into a Jerusalem synagogue and tossed four Torah scrolls on the floor. The break-in took place in the Kiryat Yovel neighborhood on Monday night. Worshippers arrived on Tuesday morning and found the Torah scrolls, prayer books and other Jewish artifacts strewn all over the floor. A hole was cut in…
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