A series of swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti were found on July 18 at Bloomingdale East Park in Valrico, Fla.
Fox 13 reported that the graffiti was found on the sidewalk, basketball court and on a bathroom wall.
Resident Steven Golden, who is Jewish, told Fox 13, “It kind of bothers me when I had to have my 8-year-old son see it. It’s 10 feet from where all the kids play.”
The Stop Anti-Semitism.org watchdog tweeted, “Imagine taking an 8 year old to your local park and finding a swastika and graffiti stating ‘F–k The Jews’! This is what’s happening on a near daily basis in 2020 America.”
Imagine taking an 8 year old to your local park and finding a swastika and graffiti stating 'Fu*k The Jews'!
This is what's happening on a near daily basis in 2020 America.
More here: https://t.co/VEwnwrQR0l pic.twitter.com/iNQWvL9oUw
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) July 18, 2020
The Bloomingdale East Park graffiti comes after two synagogues in Sarasota, Fla., were targeted with anti-Semitic graffiti on July 15. The two synagogues said in a joint statement at the time, “We will be ever vigilant in looking after the safety and security of our members and our children. But we will not allow hate to distract us from the holy work that defines our temple missions.”
