After anti-Semitic graffiti, a quiet lesson on love

After anti-Semitic graffiti, a quiet lesson on love
By Anne Baker and Jeannie M. Nuss
Globe Correspondents / August 19, 2008
The congregation of Temple B'nai Israel in Revere has a hero, although no one knows his name.

On Sunday, members arrived at the temple for a morning service and breakfast to discover two of the building's walls covered in anti-Semitic graffiti.

"To me, this is not vandalism," said Rabbi Mark Sokol. "When you take a can of spray paint and put a swastika on a temple, that's a hate crime."

After police received a call at 5:45 a.m., they found a vulgar, anti-Semitic expression written in red spray paint at the front of the temple and a side area marked with two swastikas, said Revere Police Lieutenant John Goodwin.

"It's a very sensitive subject, so we will most certainly take a look into it," Goodwin said.

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