A sign at Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti. The discovery was made Easter Sunday.
A sign outside of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El in Wynnewood was targeted by racist graffiti at some point overnight. A resident shared an image of the antisemitic vandalism early Sunday-- that showed a swastika in red paint over"Our Community Stands With Israel" that was hung below the main sign for Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El -- on social media on Sunday morning."Unfortunately, the Jewish people are used to things like this happening," Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky said.
"These acts of hate will never change the fact that no matter what you look like, where you come from, who you love, or who you do and don’t pray to, you belong here in Pennsylvania."Antisemitism and the vandalism of a house of worship of any kind have no place in this Commonwealth. I’ve spoken to Rabbi Witkovsky and told him we stand with his wonderful congregation and…“What we’re afraid of most isn’t a vandal, it’s vandalism and no one else caring," Witkovsky said.
The swastika is a longtime"common symbol across Asia, used by Hindus, Buddhists, and adherents of other religions," but became the symbol of Nazi Germany and is seen as a message of hate against Jewish people, "Since 1945, the swastika has served as the most significant and notorious of hate symbols, anti-Semitism and white supremacy for most of the world outside of Asia," the ADL says.
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