One of Philadelphia's Holocaust memorials has been vandalized for the second time in recent days, police say someone dumped trash at the site days after a swastika was painted on a nearby wall.
Police announced Tuesday afternoon. Piles of trash littered the base of the monument at the Horoutis Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Square.
The hate crime occurred days after surveillance video captured the suspect spray-painting a swastika on the wall of the Arch Street Memorial over the weekend.
Philadelphia video shows Holocaust Memorial Square desecrated with swastikas
Philadelphia police and the Department of Homeland Security are trying to identify the suspect who vandalized the Horowitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Square on Sunday by spray-painting a swastika. (Fox 29 Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Police and the Department of Homeland Security are currently investigating the situation.
“This reprehensible act not only desecrates a symbol of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust, but also highlights the disturbing rise in anti-Semitism plaguing our community.” Andrew Goretsky, Philadelphia Regional Director for Prevention League, said in a statement on social media platform X. “We must unite against this hatred, reaffirm our commitment to tolerance, and work collectively to eradicate prejudice.”
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A man has been caught vandalizing next to a spray-painted swastika at Philadelphia's Holocaust Memorial. (Fox News)
The suspect has not yet been identified, but police said he was wearing a black mask and a dark-colored jacket, possibly brown, with stripes running down his chest and arms.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Central Detectives at (215) 686-3093.
