Overview
- Greater Manchester Police opened an investigation after the memorial was found on Wednesday smashed and dumped in a lake at Clowes Park.
- Police said the offenders are unknown and that they are following all lines of enquiry, with no arrests announced.
- The Board of Deputies of British Jews called the incident an apparent act of antisemitic hatred and urged full prosecution of those responsible.
- The Campaign Against Antisemitism and North West Friends of Israel reported the bench’s audio unit appears to have been ripped out, emphasizing the loss to local Holocaust education.
- Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett pledged to restore the bench and to work with Ferster’s family and the Jewish community on park safety and security.