(BOSTON, MA, 11/2/2022) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today condemned antisemitic neo-Nazi vandalism targeting the home of a Jewish family in Stoneham, Mass.
CAIR-MA also welcomed a hate crime investigation into the incident.
Yesterday morning, the family discovered multiple Nazi swastikas made of paper and antisemitic messages left on their front lawn. Police confirmed they have launched a hate investigation into the incident.
SEE: ‘Disgraceful, Horrific’: Antisemitic Messages on Stoneham Lawn Being Investigated
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/stoneham-antisemitic-messages/2880639/
“We condemn this appalling act of antisemitic intimidation against this family and welcome the hate crime investigation by law enforcement authorities,” said CAIR-MA Executive Director Tahirah Amatul-Wadud.
She said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
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CONTACT: CAIR-Massachusetts Executive Director Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, 413-206-9839 , tAmatul-Wadud@cair.com; CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com