JTA A Holocaust memorial in Portland, Oregon, has been defaced with swastikas and antisemitic slurs.
Police discovered the vandalism over the weekend covering a wall of the US memorial in the Washington Park neighborhood and appearing elsewhere near the memorial, the local NBC affiliate KGW reported. There are no suspects.
The memorial was created by Holocaust survivors who lived locally and includes names of their family members who perished in the war, Judy Margles, the director of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, told the news station.
“It’s very twisted. It’s very visceral, I have to say, when you hear about something I think my whole body just went numb,” Margles said, describing her reaction when police alerted her to the vandalism on Sunday.
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The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Posted on April 29, 2021
May is Jewish American Heritage Month, and though the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (OJMCHE) is physically closed, they have a a vibrant virtual program schedule. Located in Portland, the OJMCHE has online offerings allowing viewers across the globe to take part in a virtual tour of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial in Portland’s Washington Park (
pictured, left). The museum is the steward of the Memorial. You can also explore the online exhibition Good Trouble, as well as extensive oral histories, all available online.
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education explores the legacy of the Jewish experience in Oregon, teaches the universal lessons of the Holocaust, and provides opportunities for intercultural conversation. OJMCHE challenges visitors to resist indifference and discrimination and to envision a just and inclusive world. Learn more at ojmche.o