Montreal, Canada – Police ‘Too Busy’ To Investigate Nazi Graffiti

Montreal, Canada – The black paint was still fresh on the swastikas when members of the Chai Centre walked into their synagogue on de Courtrai Avenue for Shabbas morning prayers.
On the walls and windows of the synagogue, the vandals had left five swastikas, and three “SS” signs – synonymous with the dreaded Nazi death squads.

But when a member of the congregation called Montreal police Motzei Shabbos, he was told constables were “extremely busy” and a patrol would only be made available the other morning. And for the 150 Jewish faithful, the graffiti and the lack of response by authorities, served as a grim reminder that anti-Semitism is evident – even in Montreal, home to more than 85,000 Jews.