Swastikas painted on synagogue
The tiny Bagg Street Shul was defaced with spray‑painted swastikas recently. Brief story doesn’t mention whether the building has security cameras, but I don’t think it’s in regular use as a synagogue these days, so maybe not. The Gazette mentions the mayor’s reaction but gives as much space to Ensemble.
shawn 10:35 on 2023-03-29 Permalink
It seems to be in regular use as a synagogue: https://baggstreetshul.com
Kate 10:44 on 2023-03-29 Permalink
Nice! I had a look around inside, a long time ago, when I made a sign for their front door, which you can still see posted in 2009. A man named Joe Brick used to be the caretaker and he let me step inside for a bit. (He was a friend of S.W. Welch’s, who suggested I could do it.) There are little paintings all around the walls.
I didn’t realize there was a tradition where the men wear top hats.
Ephraim 10:51 on 2023-03-29 Permalink
From those pictures… it’s not a tradition, it’s a costume… it was Purim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purim
Kate 13:28 on 2023-03-29 Permalink
Thanks, Shawn and Ephraim!