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Swastikas Found in Edison Yeshiva Building


Police have labeled the finding of two swastikas scrawled on the walls inside the Rabbi Jacob Joseph Yeshiva in Edison a bias crime.

A Yeshiva Bochur was the one who apparently discovered offensive slurs written on the wall of a staircase, and a 2-foot by 2-foot swastika drawn in marker on the wall of the landing.

Additionally, a large vulgar image was written in black on a second-floor hallway, along with a second green swastika.

The incident had apparently taken place over an “off Shabbos weekend”, when the Bochrim were home, and the Yeshiva was vacant.

A local resident told YWN that this is not the first such incident, and has happened “a few times already this year”. 

Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s are investigating the incident, and have labeled it as a bias crime.

(Eli Gefen – YWN Queens Ops’ Desk)



5 Responses

  1. Not so great that they were in the building. If it was on in-shabbos the perps could have gotten really beaten up.
    🙂

  2. if it was inside — its an inside job. gotta check the janitors, etc. i’m familiar with the rjj building (they have a good miqva, and a good mincha for the winter), and securing the building shouldnt be too difficult.

    note: mosdot in america have NO security. try coming into a shul in europe — you are checked inside and out, and must pass through a metal detector. i’ve been there. (exception — manchester — located right next to a muslim neighborhood, where several al-queda were arrested a few times.)

  3. Its time for the members of this fine community to realize that they have to be there for one another. Organizations should be set up to ensure the well being of the community.One must realize who their true friends are…and who will truly care the most.

  4. My son learns in Edison yeshiva and apparently this occured in a second building that the boys have classes in, two blocks away from the Bais Medrash, Shul, Mikvah and mesivta dorm. When I questioned him if there was a forced break-in, he answered that the building wasn’t locked because that’s where the janitors sleep. In general, I’ve found yeshivas to be quite lax when it comes to building security and wish they’d take a more proactive stance for the security of our children.

  5. We need a Jewish Version of Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson. Everytime something like this or worse would happen, they rock the authorities little world in finding this perp.Or threaten Civil Disobedience.

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