Vandals Hit
B'nai Israel Center
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Rabbi Leonardo Bitran surveys some of the damage.
eonard Baruch called the along with a swastika, was writ-
contrast "unbelievable." ten on a piece of train playground
"Here we were, waiting equipment.
"We covered up everything,"
for the police to arrive so we
could make a report, and all these Mr. Baruch said. "No parent or
little children were arriving for child saw what was written."
By Tuesday morning, all that
the first day of day camp," Mr.
Baruch said. "They were smiling remained of the damage was
writing on the brick wall. It was
and so happy."
Mr. Baruch, executive director covered by a large piece of brown
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, paper.
Inside the building, it was busi-
was describing the scene Monday
morning at the Shaarey Zedek ness as usual.
"We're fairly certain the peo-
B'nai Israel Center in West
ple who did this were driving in
Bloomfield.
Some time between Sunday a car," Mr. Baruch said. "That's
night and Monday morning, van- because there were tire tracks
dals painted anti-Semitic mes- near the entrance to the Parent-
sages in four places at the center, ing Center at a place where cars
located at 4200 Walnut Lake usually don't go."
The facility has been open for
Road just west of Orchard Lake
about 2 1/2 years, Mr. Baruch
Road.
On a brick wall leading to a said, and no problems were re-
main door, the vandals wrote, "Go ported until last weekend.
"People who do things like this
Back Where You Came From.
don't realize that we're regular
Signed, Hitler."
There were swastikas on a people. We're part of America,"
window and on green tile at the Mr. Baruch said. "They must be
entrance to the Applebaum Par- from another country." ❑
enting Center, and "Jew Train,"
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