Some anti-Semitic graffiti that appeared in East Cobb neighborhoods in August prompted a swift and large community response that included the creation of an education program focusing on bias training.
Swastikas were spray-painted in several subdivisions near Temple Kol Emeth, which brought together other faith leaders, elected officials and law enforcement to denounce the actions, and to promote an alternative to hate.
“I want to say ‘I love you,’ ” Kol Emeth Rabbi Larry Sernovitz said during the gathering. “I don’t need to know you to love you.”
Police said they had no leads on who might have been behind the graffiti, which also included “MAGA”—used by supporters of President Donald Trump and his slogan “Make America Great Again.”
The vandals did the same thing to political yard signs and a fence (in photo above) at the home of Carolyn Meadows, a conservative activist and the current president of the National Rifle Association, and who lives in the same area.
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