‘Shock, disgust, and sadness’ after Capitol Hill synagogue vandalized
Apr 18, 2023, 9:48 AM | Updated: 10:29 am
(Photo from L. B. Gilbert)
(Photo from L. B. Gilbert)
A Jewish Temple on Seattle’s Capitol Hill was once again the target of anti-Semitic graffiti.
Over the weekend, Temple de Hirsch Sinai was hit with multiple hateful images and slogans on the wall in front of the building.
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Temple leaders discovered the damage Monday morning.
鈥淢y first reaction was shock, disgust, and sadness,鈥� Rabbi Daniel Weiner told . 鈥淚鈥檓 heartsick to say so, but this unfortunately is the current state of where we are as a society.鈥�
Stephen Paolini, associate director for the Anti-Defamation League, tells 成人X站 7 TV that this type of hateful rhetoric is unconscionable.
鈥淲hat we鈥檙e concerned with is when they then hold a Jewish institution, a Jewish community, or Jewish person here in the city of Seattle somehow accountable to the actions of a government thousands of miles away,鈥� Paolini said. This also happened the day before Holocaust Remembrance Day, which Paolini noted is not a coincidence.
This also happened the day before Holocaust Remembrance Day, which Paolini said is not a coincidence.
Temple leaders have decided to leave the graffiti in place for now, with a sign drawing attention to the attack.
Six years ago, a similar graffiti incident happened at the same temple. Temple leaders said they鈥檝e had minor incidents ever since.
成人X站 7 contributed to this report
