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LA County Offers $10,000 as Hate-Crimes Unit Probes Vandalism at Burned Pasadena Synagogue

Graffiti at the Pasadena Jewish Temple site invoked 'RIP Renee' plus an anti‑Zionist slur, drawing swift condemnation.

Overview

  • Los Angeles County Sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau Hate Crimes detectives took over the investigation after the graffiti was reported Sunday.
  • The Board of Supervisors authorized a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
  • Photos documented "RIP Renee" and an expletive targeting Zionism spray‑painted on an exterior wall of the fire‑damaged campus.
  • Rabbi Joshua Ratner denounced the vandalism as antisemitic and said the phrasing likely refers to the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, as other reports noted.
  • Officials and Jewish organizations condemned the act; the graffiti has been removed, and the congregation remains in temporary spaces while rebuilding.