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Yiddish Author Monument Vandalized With Swastikas in Ukraine

Associated Press

   KYIV - Unidentified vandals have painted swastikas on a monument to a
   prominent Yiddish author in the Ukrainian capital.

   Moshe Reuven Azman, the chief rabbi of Ukraine, posted pictures Monday
   of the monument to Sholem Aleichem outside Kyiv's synagogue with big
   red swastikas spray-painted on it.

   Police have opened a probe.

   In a tweet, Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko denounced the anti-Semitic
   act as "disgusting, appalling and in need of prompt investigation."

     The anti-Semitic act on the Sholom-Aleichem monument in Kyiv is
     disgusting, appalling and in need of prompt investigation. The
     perpetrator(s) must be brought to justice.
     -- Vadym Prystaiko (@VPrystaiko) [1]November 25, 2019

   Israeli Ambassador Joel Lion tweeted that "Ukraine has to wake up,"
   urging authorities to track down the culprits, bring them to justice
   and also "educate against hatred."

     Another Antisemitic act in the center of [2]#Kyiv, on the statue of
     the Jewish writer Sholom Aleichem. [3]#Ukaine has to wake up. Find
     the responsible and bring them to justice. Educate against hatred.
     Adopt [4]@TheIHRA definition. [5]@MVS_UA [6]@MFA_Ukraine
     [7]@TheBankova [8]@ADL [9]@WorldJewishCong
     [10]pic.twitter.com/a20gx2HFMT
     -- Joel Lion (@ambassadorlion) [11]November 25, 2019

   Ukraine has seen numerous cases of vandalism at Jewish cemeteries and
   Holocaust memorials across the country. Hateful graffiti has also been
   painted on synagogues and Jewish institutions across the country.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/VPrystaiko/status/1198891300424212480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kyiv?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ukaine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   4. https://twitter.com/TheIHRA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   5. https://twitter.com/MVS_UA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   6. https://twitter.com/MFA_Ukraine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   7. https://twitter.com/TheBankova?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   8. https://twitter.com/ADL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   9. https://twitter.com/WorldJewishCong?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  10. https://t.co/a20gx2HFMT
  11. https://twitter.com/ambassadorlion/status/1198856776252350464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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