Police in Texas are investigating the recent incident, which occurred near the Holocaust memorial Museum, located in the Jewish community of San Antonio. There in the yard around the building is unknown mounted sign with the words «Fake News» and «MAGA».
18 Dec user Sakib, Sheikh posted a picture of this sign on his page on Facebook, signing it «a shame.» Note that the «Fake News» («Fake news») and «MAGA» («Make America great again» — «let’s Make America great again») is a famous sayings that often uses the President trump in his speeches. The last phrase is his campaign slogan.
A “Fake News MAGA” sign outside the holocaust museum here in San Antonio. Shame…
Posted by Sakib Shaikh on Tuesday, December 18, 2018
«This is clearly a statement about the denial of the Holocaust,» said Ronit Sherwin, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio, in an interview with San Antonio Express-News.
According to the representative of police of San Antonio, law enforcement officers arrived at the scene about 7:45 a.m. because of reports about the «threat». Later the sign was removed.
Museum Director Ellen Ollervides told the Daily News that she’s really concerned about such vandalism.
«This makes it clear how much work remains in the area of education about the Holocaust,» notes Ollervides.
According to the political organization of the anti-defamation League, a sign in San Antonio followed the growth of anti-Semitic manifestations in the United States, the number of which increased by 57% in 2017.
And about two months ago a shooter killed 11 people in the synagogue «Tree of Life» in Pittsburgh. This incident was the bloodiest attack on Jews in U.S. history.
