Police are investigating the spray-painting of swastikas outside an elementary in Tarzana on Sunday, authorities said.
Spray-painted were discovered on a fence and outdoor artwork at Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics, an elementary school located on the 5200 block of Crebs Avenue in Tarzana.
Just last week, officers responded to a report that swastikas and anti-Jewish language were found at the entrance of Winnetka Avenue and the 101 Freeway, said Sgt. Bruce Borihanh of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Also, last weekend, the Israeli-American Council (IAC) national headquarters in Los Angeles, located in the Woodland Hills area, was hit by antisemitic vandalism. Here, vandals painted swastikas and “SS” lightning bolt symbols, which were located nearby, near a bridge on Burbank Boulevard, as well as on surrounding walls and sidewalks, said the LAPD last week.
The building located on Winnetka Avenue, called the Shepherd Community Center, serves as the offices of the IAC’s LA region and as a community center for the local Israeli-American and American Jewish communities.
“We are appalled by this vile act of antisemitism at the doorstep of our own community and offices,” said Israeli-American Council (IAC) CEO Elan S. Carr, the former US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.
Police have not released any suspect information.
It is unclear if the two incidents are connected.
Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD.
Source: NBC Los Angeles
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