Antisemitism Report 2009 - World Jewish Congress

* Antisemitic letter attacking the Jewish Board of Deputies, claiming Hitler was Jewish and
financed by Jews, denying the Holocaust, claiming Jews run America, and calling for Kyle
Sandilands to be reinstated, signed BNE, sent to Jewish family‘s home in Sydney‘s eastern
suburbs.
3.5 Graffiti
There is a particular concern when graffiti is daubed on synagogues and other Jewish
communal institutions, as this not only has the potential to offend and intimidate a large
number of people but also as it could represent desecration of religious sites. During the
period in review incidents of graffiti were reported at the lowest level in nine years and at a
rate fifty two percent of the average for all years.
Amongst the graffiti incidents in the past year were:
* Graffiti ―Jew‖ spray painted on vehicle owned by Jewish family in Melbourne.
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