Philadelphia Jewish Museum vandalism leaves leaders frustrated as anti‑Semitic incidents continue

Jewish Museum in Philadelphia Vandalized for Second Time in a Year

PHILADELPHIA (VINnews) — The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History was vandalized for the second time in a year, renewing concerns among Jewish leaders as antisemitic incidents continue. Philadelphia police said a man wrote an antisemitic message on the OY/YO sculpture outside the Old City museum shortly before 8:15 p.m. Thursday. The graffiti has […]

Philadelphia Jewish Museum vandalism leaves leaders frustrated as anti‑Semitic incidents continue

The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia was vandalized for the second time in a year.

Weitzman Jewish museum vandalized for second time in a year

File photo. Photo: Katherine Anderson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Old City was vandalized for the second time in roughly a year, police said, after a male suspect wrote an anti-Semitic message on the OY/YO sculpture outside the museum shortly before 8:15 p.m. Thursday. The graffiti has since been removed. Police said they have surveillance footage of the suspect committing the van…