Milwaukee rabbi and son ordered to pay $1,000 to muralist who reportedly praised Hamas in court

Milwaukee rabbi and son ordered to pay $1,000 to muralist who reportedly praised Hamas in court

(JTA) — A retired rabbi and his son were sentenced Wednesday in Milwaukee for having destroyed a local mural in 2024 that depicted the Star of David transforming into a swastika. Rabbi Peter and Zechariah “Zee” Mehler were ordered to pay $1,000 total in restitution to Ihsan Atta, the property owner who had put up the mural. Peter, who pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge for criminal damage, was also fined $50, while Zee, who had pleaded g…

MILWAUKEE: Controversial mural featuring a Nazi swastika over a Jewish Star of David keeps getting vandalized

Yet the Palestinian Muslim owner of the building refuses to take it down. A mural in Milwaukee, which shows a Nazi swastika intertwined with a Jewish Star of David, is drawing condemnation as well as continuous vandalism. WPR The mural, which has since been vandalized, includes the text “the irony of becoming what you once […]

Rabbi, son sentenced after tearing down mural linking Star of David to swastika

A controversial pro-Palestinian mural in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, depicting a Jewish star turning into a swastika, put up by a Palestinian business owner on Sept. 14, 2024. (Screenshot via WISN Milwaukee)   (JTA) — A retired rabbi and his son were sentenced Wednesday in Milwaukee for having destroyed a local mural in 2024 that depicted the Star of David transforming into a swastika. Rabbi Peter and Zechariah “Zee” Mehler were ordered to pay $1,000 …