2006 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents
Vandalism
Posted: March 14, 2007
The ADL Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents recorded 669 incidents of vandalism in 2006, 8 percent more than the 617 reported in 2005. Vandalism incidents comprised 43 percent of all incidents in 2006.
Examples of vandalism incidents included:
San Antonio, TX: Suspected arson at office of Holocaust History Project warehouse, causing more than $1 million damage (March).
Chicago, IL: Swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti, including "Mein Kampf" and "Kill the Jews" spray-painted on synagogue windows (February).
Anaheim, CA: Synagogue doors spray-painted with swastikas and graffiti: "F--- Jews" and "Burn with the rest of them" (April).
North Miami Beach, FL: Two synagogues, a Jewish bookstore and a kosher market spray-painted with swastikas and "KKK"; graffiti, "You're next," scrawled across synagogues' outside walls (July).
New York City: Swastika and "Kill the Jews" written on front of a yeshiva high school (June).
CA, NY, TX: Chanukah menorahs in eight separate public displays at various locations were smashed or vandalized (December).
Tampa, FL: A swastika was drawn on the façade of a new synagogue under construction (June).
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