US EditionRome Synagogues Monument to Slain Jewish Child Defaced
The desecration of a memorial for a child killed in a 1982 terror attack highlights a recent rise in antisemitic assaults and vandalism across Italy, officials and community leaders say.
- On Monday morning, the Beth Michael synagogue in Monteverde, Rome was found defaced with slogans including `Monteverde anti-Zionist and anti-fascist` and `Free Palestine`, and the memorial plaque for Stefano Gaj Taché, two-year-old victim, was vandalized.
- Community leaders warn that recent Gaza-linked tensions have increased attacks on Jewish individuals and communities in Italy, including vandalism and assaults since the war in Gaza began Oct. 7, 2023.
- Local police opened an investigation after surveillance footage showed two masked individuals, and the Union of Young Italian Jews called the defacement `an insult to the Jewish community`.
- Officials pledged accountability and support for the local Jewish community, with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani urging swift action and Victor Fadlun calling for guaranteed safety and stronger intervention.
- Stefano Gaj Taché's memorial evokes Italy's 1982 synagogue attack, symbolizing one of its darkest terror events, and the defacement follows assaults in Milan last month and Venice incidents in September.
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Vandalism at Rome Synagogue Sparks Outrage After Memorial to Child Terror Victim Defaced
ROME — Authorities and Jewish leaders are condemning an act of vandalism at Rome’s Beth Michael Synagogue, where the building’s exterior and a memorial plaque for Stefano Gaj Taché, the two-year-old killed in the 1982 Palestinian terror attack on the Great Synagogue, were defaced with black paint. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily […]
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The ForwardRome synagogue memorial for 2-year-old killed in 1982 Palestinian terror attack vandalized
A synagogue in Rome and a memorial for a 2-year-old boy killed in a 1982 attack by Palestinian terrorists on the city’s Great Synagogue were vandalized on Monday by unknown individuals. The plaque dedicated to Stefano Gaj Taché, who was killed in the attack that also left 37 injured, is located on the Monteverde synagogue, also known as the Beth Michael Synagogue, in Rome. The unknown vandals spray painted black on the memorial, and also wrote “…
More anti-Semitic graffiti appear near Rome Synagogue - General News
More anti-Semitic graffiti appeared in Rome Tuesday not far from the Great Synagogue of Rome after graffiti was daubed on a synagogue in the Monteverde district Monday and a plaque commemorating a two-year-old boy killed by Palestinian militants at the Syn... (ANSA)
Rome synagogues monument to slain Jewish child defaced
Rome synagogue’s monument to slain Jewish child defaced. Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri called the graffiti “a despicable act that wounds the Jewish community and offends the entire city,” The post Rome synagogues monument to slain Jewish child defaced appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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