Menorah Destroyed in Oakland Park, Threatening Message Left at Scene
A large menorah in a public park in Oakland, California was destroyed overnight early Wednesday with a threatening message spray-painted at the scene. The menorah was smashed into pieces that were scattered with some being thrown into nearby Lake Merritt.
Lake Merritt Menorah before the attack.
The threatening message read: “F***ers, your org is dying. We’re going to find you, you’re on f***ing alert a**hole.”
Photos and video posted by the San Francisco Jewish Community Relations Council with comments, “The malicious destruction of a public menorah in Lake Merritt, #Oakland, accompanied by hateful graffiti, is just the latest example of rampant antisemitism tearing apart the Bay Area. There’s no room for debate; this vicious act unequivocally deserves condemnation.”
The malicious destruction of a public menorah in Lake Merritt,
