Jewish facilities vandalized in Calgary

A series of anti-Semitic attacks has rocked the Jewish community in Calgary, Alberta.

Over last weekend, hate messages were painted on the Calgary Jewish Centre, the Holocaust war memorial and at least one synagogue, all in the city’s southwest region. The graffiti also were found on fences, bus stops and mailboxes down the street.

The messages included swastikas and epithets such as “Kill Jews” and “6 million more.”

“This is a hate crime,” Adam Singer, community relations chair for the Calgary Jewish Centre, told a local radio station. “And the timing is quite disturbing, coming at the time of a very somber memorial within our community. Kristallnacht was almost 71 years ago exactly.”

Investigators are reviewing video surveillance tapes and think they are looking for at least two suspects. — jta