Olney, MD – Synagogue Spray Painted with Swastikas

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    Olney, MD – Vandals struck a Montgomery County synagogue, spray painting Swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans on the outside walls, parking lot and light posts, according to police and a synagogue member.

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    The vandalism at B’nai Shalom Synagogue of Olney, in the 18400 block of Burtfield Drive, was discovered early Monday morning, police said. The anti-Semitic phrases, scrawled using black spray paint, included “work will set u free,” a reference to a sign that hangs over the Auschwitz concentration camp, and “Death 2 Zionists.” The vandals also used German, writing phrases including “Juden raus,” which means Jews out and was used by Nazis.

    “This is absolutely inappropriate and very, very hateful,” said Montgomery County police spokesman, Cpl. Dan Friz. He said the vandals also tossed change near the front entrance.

    Debbie Kovalsky, synagogue president, said the damage is “heart wrenching to see.” “The fact that someone out there is knowledgeable about this kind of hate, this is more upsetting than some teenager with spray-paint,” Kovalsky said.

    Kovalsky said the congregation, which has about 430 families, planned to begin clean-up Monday and to hold a special service.


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    oy
    oy
    13 years ago

    is this a frum place? i know that there’s a rov there that really brought yiddishkeit to the area with a shul and kollel etc. i think his name is molovsky. his rosh kolel is a son in law of lakewood mashgiach.

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    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Why do we continue to refer to these acts of hatred as “Vandalism”….vandalism is the physical damage caused. The true damages are the words and mental images that these acts portray. Let’s call it what it is “acts to incite hatred”

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Every single Shul should be equipped with multiple high quality security cameras and spot lights.

    toronto
    toronto
    13 years ago

    This sounds like the place run by Harav Moshe Shields a musmach of Ner Yisroel Toronto and Baltimore

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    When the JDL became active in NYC in 1969, it used to send groups of members to wait in hiding for these thugs, who were intent on vandalizing and damaging Synagogues. When the JDL caught the thugs who would harm our places of worship, they were not turned over to the police; rather, instant justice was rendered (i.e. beating the heck out of the low life trash). They received a lesson in Jewish power which they did not forget! It is too bad that the JDL is no longer active. If it was active, the 1991 pogrom in Crown Heights, would never have been allowed to proliferate.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Orthodox shul?