Jewish Leaders ‘Deeply Disturbed’ By Anti-Semitic Graffiti in Venezuela
Reports of anti-Semitic graffiti found on a wall of the AIV del Este Sephardic synagogue in Caracas, Venezuela surfaced this week.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today said it is deeply troubled by the graffiti, which allegedly was sprayed painted shortly before daily morning prayer services on December 30, included a swastika and the number six million with question marks.
Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
We are deeply troubled that a synagogue in Venezuela was again the target of an anti-Semitic incident. It is particularly shocking that the graffiti trivializes the memory of the six million Jews and millions of others who perished during the Holocaust. This heinous act – deeply offensive to Jews and other survivors – sends a chilling message to the Jewish community in Venezuela and is an affront to all in Venezuela who strive to live in harmony.
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There are about 9K Jews in Venezuela, making up .03% of the entire population. Only FOUR countries have a population of 1% or more, The US (2.11%), Canada (1.089%), Gibraltar (1.935%), and of course, Israel (75.4%).