When our people are defaced and defiled, we shine through as a holy and spiritual nation – a people who stand by each other in the face of hate and emerge stronger in spite of it.
The swastika carving at Thames Ditton and Esher Golf Club on February 15 is believed to have been caused by two e-bike riders who had entered the premises and caused damages.
“This kind of hate-driven vandalism should never happen,” said Juraj Levický, a Jewish community member and a caretaker of the Humenné cemetery.
„An alle Juweliere: Ich suche nach Hakenkreuz-Ketten-Designs, bitte an swastachain@yeezy.com senden“, schrieb West.
"For all jewelers I’m looking for swastika chain designs, please submit to swastachain@yeezy.com," wrote West.
The image was originally taken in 2023 but only came to the attention of the university in the Fall of 2024. The fraternity was then put under suspension on December 2.
Rabbi Grushcow said that the hate was painful, but the "silence of our friends is disturbing."
The Israeli American Council is selling a version with the swastika replaced by a simple black Star of David, undercutting Yeezy’s price to land on the Jewishly meaningful price of $18
Local police reportedly said that "even though the demonstration was carried out without a permit, it was legal."
Both men were charged for publicly displaying a Nazi symbol without excuse, and refused bail before their Friday court date.
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