US EditionCanada’s National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa Defaced Overnight
- On Monday, June 9, 2025, vandals defaced the National Holocaust Monument in downtown Ottawa with red paint and the words 'FEED ME'.
- The monument has been vandalized before, including an event in early 2020 that authorities treated as a hate crime, reflecting its history of antisemitic attacks.
- Crews shielded the monument with black plastic as they cleaned off the paint, while the Ottawa Police Service began an investigation into the incident.
- Lawrence Greenspon, co-chair of the monument committee, called the defacement 'the ultimate act of hate and antisemitism' and urged immediate action.
- This vandalism highlights persistent antisemitism in Canada and prompts calls to protect Jewish communities and preserve Holocaust remembrance.
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Canada’s national Holocaust monument vandalized with red ‘feed me’ graffiti
According to the International March of the Living, 2024 saw a 670 percent increase in antisemitic incidents in Canada compared to previous years. By David Swindle, The Algemeiner The Ottawa Police Department’s hate and bias crimes unit has begun an investigation into an act of vandalism discovered on Monday at the Canadian city’s National Holocaust Monument. Red paint proclaimed “Feed Me” in tall, thin letters below the gray structure’s front s…
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Canada’s National Holocaust Monument Vandalized With Red ‘Feed Me’ Graffiti
The National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, Canada. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The Ottawa Police Department’s hate and bias crimes unit has begun an investigation into an act of vandalism discovered on Monday at the Canadian city’s National Holocaust Monument. Red paint proclaimed “Feed Me” in tall, thin letters below the gray structure’s front sign before workers covered the graffiti with a black tarp. The message appeared to be a reference to th…
‘Disgusting, Cowardly Act’: Ottawa National Holocaust Monument Vandalized
CANADA – Ottawa’s National Holocaust Monument was vandalized on Monday morning, and painted red with “feed me,” per images of the memorial that JNS viewed. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email “Sadly these days, we continue to see this hate,” Adam Silver, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, […]
Disgusting cowardly act Ottawa national Holocaust monument vandalized
“When you desecrate the Holocaust monument, it causes tremendous pain for the community,” Lawrence Greenspon, volunteer co-chair of the National Holocaust Monument Committee, told JNS. The post Disgusting cowardly act Ottawa national Holocaust monument vandalized appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
Canada’s Holocaust Memorial Vandalized With Red Paint, Police Investigating
The national memorial in Ottawa for the victims of the Holocaust was vandalized, and police said they are investigating. The monument, sitting on Wellington Street where many government buildings including Parliament Hill are located, was splashed with red paint and the words “Feed me” written on it. The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) said the act of vandalism was carried out during the night of June 8 to 9, and that its Hate and Bias Crime Unit is…
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