Apr. 17 A Holocaust survivor rose from her seat Friday morning moments before a self-proclaimed Nazi would get seven months behind bars for defacing the Temple Beth Shalom Synagogue in Spokane with swastikas this February.
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February 9, 2021 9:57 PM Esther Bower
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SPOKANE, Wash. Police have no new updates in an anti-Semitic hate crime at the Temple Beth Shalom Synagogue on Monday morning.
The temple was vandalized with red paint of two swastikas, damaged windows and a statue at the temple was also covered in paint. There are security cameras on site, and police have a suspect on video. However, no arrests have been made.
Today, community members who don’t even attend the synagogue stopped by to show respect and support for those affected in this hate crime.
“It just broke my heart. It made me very sad, and I thought I just need to stop by. I just needed to stop by. It does not matter what faith you are. This is just very sad,” Nancy Collins, a Spokane resident, said.