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Jewish School Buses Vandalized with Antisemitic Graffiti in Brooklyn

Unknown individuals sprayed swastikas and antisemitic slurs on buses serving Hasidic schools in Williamsburg.


Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 2026
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 2026 · Photo: Kidfly182 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Buses used by Jewish educational institutions in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, were defaced with antisemitic and anti-Zionist graffiti, according to the Jerusalem Post and JNS. The reports state that the affected vehicles belong to the Satmar and Klausenburg Hasidic sects, as well as the Tiferes Yisroel institution.

Moshe Spern of the United Jewish Teachers organization criticized the incident, stating that Jewish schools, synagogues, and now the buses carrying children are being targeted by hate. Further details regarding the identity of the perpetrators or the police investigation have not yet been released.

Sources: Jerusalem Post — front page, JNS

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