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National Post
5 hours ago
- Politics
- National Post
Ottawa Jewish leaders decry 'brazen act of desecration' at National Holocaust Monument
Before the Ottawa Police Service confirmed that graffiti found at the National Holocaust Monument on Monday morning would be investigated as a hate crime, the vandalism had already drawn condemnation as an antisemitic attack. Article content Lawrence Greenspon, co-chair of the monument's governing committee, said the words 'FEED ME' painted on the wall and red paint splashed elsewhere left little room for interpretation. Article content Article content 'This is not graffiti,' he told National Post. 'This is a hate message and it comes from the hatred that is generated because of the consensus of many that Israel is to blame for the plight of the Gazans.' Article content Article content In a statement, Jewish Federation of Ottawa CEO and President Adam Silver called it 'a brazen act of desecration' that was more than just vandalism. Article content 'The Monument was built as a permanent reminder of the consequences of unchecked hatred, bigotry, and antisemitism,' he wrote. 'To see it defaced is to witness, once again, the persistence of those very forces in our own society.' Article content Both expressed shock that such a crime would occur in the nation's capital. Article content 'Is this what the 'pro-Palestinian movement has come to? Targeting victims of the Holocaust.' Article content Article content Ottawa, 2025 — CIJA (@CIJAinfo) June 9, 2025
Winnipeg Free Press
10 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
National Holocaust Monument vandalized with ‘FEED ME' written in red paint
OTTAWA – The National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa was found vandalized this morning with the words 'FEED ME' scrawled across it in red paint. Red paint was splashed on other portions of the monument as well. Crews have covered parts of the monument in black plastic as they work to remove the paint. The Ottawa Police Service says it's investigating and will provide further updates 'if required.' The Ottawa Police Service previously investigated a January 2020 vandalism incident at the monument as a hate crime. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Police released photos of a suspect in that incident who allegedly threw eggs at the monument, which is dedicated to the more than six million Jews killed in the Holocaust. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 9, 2025.
