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# Avenue Z Jewish Center Hit With Anti-Semitic Graffiti… Again
- URL: https://bklyner.com/avenue-z-jewish-center-hit-with-anti-semitic-graffiti-again-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2012-04-13T15:00:11.000Z
- Updated: 2012-04-13T15:29:11.000Z
- Author: Ned Berke
- Tags: jay freese, #API-Imported

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/graffiti2.jpg "graffiti2")

An example of the graffiti found in front of the Avenue Z Jewish Center (Photo: Ari Kagan)

Ari Kagan, the Russian-American journalist and community liaison for Comptroller John Liu, dropped us a note informing us that the Avenue Z Jewish Center (875 Avenue Z) was hit again by anti-Semitic vandals over the weekend, making it the second incident in a little over a year.

According to Kagan:

> Graffiti appeared on the entrance door of the Avenue Z Jewish Center, as well as at a sidewalk leading to it. President of the center Jay Freeze and board member Felix Filler expressed real concern about numerous signs on a sidewalk, like “Russ Jews”, “Jews”, “Russ” and stars of David. Similar graffiti with the same handwriting could be seen at the windows of the synagogue.

In February 2011, [vandals smashed the back window of the Avenue Z Jewish Center and stole $200 from a donation box](/hate-crime-robbery-at-avenue-z-jewish-center/). They also destroyed a large menorah and a Torah, costing thousands of dollars. The perps were never found, despite a $1,000 reward offered by Councilman Michael Nelson.

According to Kagan, the Avenue Z Jewish Center has informed the NYPD’s 60th Precinct and Community Board 13, and will soon install security cameras to guard the entrance.

*Correction (12:28 p.m.): The original version of this article inaccurately stated that the center notified Community Board 15\. It was actually Community Board 13\. We regret any confusion this may have caused.*