WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC

Above: "Apocalypse in Lilac, Capriccio". Marc Chagall employs one of his familiar motifs, an image of a crucified Jesus, which he used as a metaphor for persecuted Jewry.



"Apocalypse" shows a naked Christ screaming at a Nazi storm trooper below the cross, who has a backwards swastika on his arm, aHitler-like mustache and a serpentine tail. Another small figure can be seen crucified and a second being hanged, and a man appears to be poised to stab a child. A damaged, upside-down clock falls from the sky.



Across the world today swastikas appear like metastatic tumors on the soul of humanity.



The Muslim nazis spraying graffiti on the ancient temple is understandable.These savages are compelled to deface that which is irrefutable and which stands as a rebuke to their violent ideology.



But the money quote goes to the pathetic moral illness and asshattery of Avi Stern, the president of the Jewish temple in Edison, who actually said he "doesn't think the attack was anti-Semitic since a church was also damaged" after the synagogue was defiled with the icon of Jewish extermination.

The hate, in the case of Edison, was directed at Christian and Jews. (Hmmmmm, who can that be?)



I am not making it up. It takes a special kind of self hatred to provide cover for your enemies.



OSHKOSH:

Swastikas painted on temple, church OSHKOSH - link hat tip Hal

Black swastikas were found spray-painted on a Jewish temple and Methodist church in Oshkosh, and police say they're still looking for suspects. The damage was discovered Christmas Eve at B'Nai Israel Congregation and Algoma Methodist Church.



Avi Stern is the president of the Jewish temple. He says the swastika is a symbol of hate, but he doesn't think the attack was anti-Semitic since a church was also damaged.



Police Sgt. Andrew Lecker says the vandalism could be considered a hate crime, which would enhance the range of penalties.



Most of the vandalism has been cleaned up, and Stern says the healing has already begun. He says he's inspired that a number of strangers have called and e-mailed to pledge their support.



EDISON: And then there is this act of randomness:



Rabbi cites pattern of bias after discovery of swastika at library in Edison

Swastikas on Walls of Ancient Synagogue in PA City near Hevron



(IsraelNN.com) A group of Jews, in a rare visit to the ruins of an ancient synagogue in an Arab village southwest of Hevron, was shocked to discover swastikas scrawled on the walls by Arabs. Israel National News learned that the discovery was made last Friday morning, the same day that Muslims in Samaria accused Jews of setting fire to the second floor of a mosque in a village in Samaria.



Photo: Swastika on ancient ruins The ruins of the ancient synagogue are in Samoa, a village located in the southern Hevron Hills between Hevron and Be'er Sheva. Samoa's Arabs have been involved in terrorist attacks against Israel since before the 1967 Six-Day War, and army-escorted public tours to the ruins are rare, the last one having been organized eight years ago.

The ruins were first discovered in 1934. The synagogue dates back to the fourth century, and Jews apparently abandoned it in the eighth century, during the beginning of Muslim rule. Muslims have built a mosque adjacent to the ruins.Dr. Doron Sar-Avi, who teaches history, geography and Biblical archaeology, told Israel National News the swastikas were not on the walls when he last visited the ruins, with the commander of the Hevron Brigade, two years ago.


He said he was surprised at the defamation, particularly because the ruins have stayed intact despite fears that they would be dismantled by Muslims in Samoa. Dr. Dar-Avi explained that most ruins, such as those from the same period of time near Susiya (a Jewish town in the southern Chevron hills), happen to be in Jewish communities and are not located in the middle of an Arab village.


Photo: Former place of altar and Holy Ark Dr. Sar-Avi speculated that one reason Arab have not destroyed the ruins may be that the ruins may serve as supports for an adjacent mosque. However, he also noted that several Arab homes in Samoa include doorposts that stood in the ruins, including a depiction of menorahs.


The synagogue that existed in ancient Samoa is significantly larger than the more widely-known ancient synagogue in nearby Susiya, he added.

Both synagogues were built around the same time, and Jews abandoned them for unknown reasons, possibly because of a declining economy, desert marauders or the Muslim conquest. Whereas the mosaic floor, steps, some columns and the entrance to the Susiya synagogue remain intact, little remains in Samoa except for the walls and stones where the Holy Ark once stood.






Photo: Swastika at entrance There are two entrances to the ruins, one of which now is defaced by a swastika.

UPDATE: More more more:

Sacramento Synagogue, Cars Vandalized with Racist Graffiti





















SACRAMENTO, CA - The new year is bringing an old message of hate. A Sacramento synagogue was defaced with racist graffiti overnight.

Vandals tagged Kenesset Israel Torah Center on the 1100 block of Morse Avenue. The word "Satan" and numbers "666" were spray-painted on the side of the synagogue. A swastika and a profanity defaced a utility box on the property.

Rabbi Ian Paull Bailey said the tagging took place overnight.

It was not the first time the center has been targeted. In 1999 a firebombing at its previous location forced the congregation to move.

Approximately one mile away on Northrup Avenue, five vehicles were spray-painted with a Star of David, the number 6 and squiggly lines. A sign at the nearby Woodside East residential complex was also tagged.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is investigating the incidents and is asking the FBI for assistance. Sgt. Bobby Davis said detectives will be looking into whether there is a connection between the crimes.

News10 also checked a report that Congregation Beth Shalom on the 4700 block of El Camino Avenue was vandalized but that turned out to be false.