Antisemitic graffiti reported by Hamilton synagogue

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On October 5, 2019 Beth Jacob Synagogue Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraeli from Beth Jacob Synagogue in Hamilton, Ontario posted:

We regret to have to inform you that this morning, Saturday October 5, 2019, anti-semitic graffiti was found at the synagogue. The graffiti was found on Shabbat morning when we arrived at Shul for our 9:15 service. It appeared to be freshly done, in sidewalk chalk, on the ground at the entrance of the parking lot. There was a swastika and the word “Jews” crossed out. On investigation, three more spots of this graffiti was found: at the other end of the parking lot, in the lane behind the Shul, and on the sidewalk on Aberdeen Avenue…

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