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Police Investigate Swastika Graffiti Opposite Sydney Jewish Cemetery

Authorities have mobilized a specialized unit to investigate the incident after community leaders condemned the antisemitic vandalism

Police in Cape Breton are trying to determine who painted swastikas on a road near a Jewish cemetery north of Sydney.
The graves at the Hebrew Cemetery in Sydney have sites there of people born in the mid-late 1800s and 1900s. NICOLE SULLIVAN / CAPE BRETON POST
Along with the two swastikas was another drawning, pictured here in back. NICOLE SULLIVAN / CAPE BRETON POST
The swastikas were drawn on the side of the road for traffic going into Sydney, on the opposite side of the Temple Sons of Israel cemetary. When driving on the opposite side of the road, the symbols were not easily seen. NICOLE SULLIVAN / CAPE BRETON POST

Overview

  • Two black swastikas were painted on Lingan Road opposite the Temple Sons of Israel cemetery in Sydney and were reported Wednesday morning before public works crews removed them by early afternoon.
  • The Cape Breton Regional Police and the Community Safety Enforcement Unit have opened an active investigation and scheduled extra patrols in the neighbourhood.
  • Mayor Cecil Clark and Police Chief Robert Walsh condemned the graffiti as an unacceptable expression of hate and pledged that such symbols will not be tolerated.
  • Resident Madonna Doucette said the sight of the symbols made her feel sick to her stomach, and layman Barrie Carnat described the act as hurtful and disrespectful to the Jewish community.
  • The Temple Sons of Israel congregation has served the Cape Breton Jewish community for more than 110 years and has historically enjoyed respectful relations with its neighbours.