CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- Police are searching for the vandals who spray-painted words of hate and swastikas on a Jewish community center in Coral Springs.
Employees arrived at the Soref Jewish Community Center in the 5600 block of Coral Ridge Drive on Monday morning to find the messages spray-painted on the outside of the building near a playground.
On one wall above a water fountain, vandals spray-painted the words "Jews shall die." Another message says, "Your worst nightmare." Swastikas also were painted on the building.
Coral Springs police said they are focusing on a circled letter A in one of the phrases, adding that it is a symbol often used by hate groups.
The vandalism was the first time anything of that nature has happened at the center, according to police.
"It's just a horrific crime and I'm just so offended by what could have taken place. Words can't express,"
Capt. Duncan Foster of the Coral Springs Police Department said investigators are concerned that a group could be behind the vandalism.
"That's first and foremost, that's going to be our concern that this is a group, an organized group, and we need to take a look at that very closely and make sure that we put all our resources into this case that we can," Foster said.
Police said that whoever spray-painted the building could have hopped a fence leading into the playground.
Investigators planned to examine video from several security cameras in the area.
Those responsible could face felony charges, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).
Nazi flag sparking not so neighborly debate
A flag hanging in a window may as well be a slap in the face to a neighbor in one Southern Nevada neighborhood.
There's no question about what a swastika represents. That hasn't stopped neighbors in a North Las Vegas community from asking plenty of questions about why the hateful message went up in the first place.
This controversial display just so happens to be facing the home of a Jewish woman.
Helene Orenstein says every time she opens her front door, she can't help but see the Nazi flag plastered in her neighbor's window.
"Everyone thought she was a Nazi, because that's all that flag conveys," said Helene Orenstein, who wants the flag removed.
Orenstein took a number of pictures when she first saw the window display. Since then, her neighbor's made it clear with marker that the flag is meant to symbolize their homeowner's association.
Being of Jewish heritage, that explanation just isn't sitting well with Orenstein.
"That flag was flying when relatives of mine were murdered, and I have to look at that across the street from my house. I tried to explain that to her, and she's not listening," Orenstein went on to say.
Several neighbors say they've complained to their homeowner's association about this. Apparently, all the board can do is fine the homeowner for erecting the flag.
The woman behind the swastika claims showing hate wasn't her intention, and she has no regrets.
"We've been harassed in our home. We've been told we live there illegally. We have been discriminated against, much like the Jewish people in WWII," said Lisa Eldridge-Murphy.
That's the analogy Eldridge-Murphy is trying to resonate in her community. She says she's been wronged by her HOA and lashing back is her first amendment right.
"It has nothing to do with being Jewish. It has to do with the way people are treated and nobody standing up for anybody," added Eldridge-Murphy.
Eldridge-Murphy is no longer living at the home but refuses to take the flag down. She says the home is in the process of being closed on through a short sale.
Meantime, Helene Orenstein is filing a complaint with the anti-defamation league.
FRISCO - A symbol of good luck and beauty, the swastika became a symbol of hate, violence and death due to its use by Nazi Germany.
While recently shopping at Sam Moon Trading Company in Frisco, one woman said her discovery of a swastika ring took her aback, and the Anti-Defamation League is now calling for it to be taken off the shelves. Late Tuesday, the store complied.
"I looked at it and I told my friend, I said, 'I can't believe they're selling rings with swastikas on them,'" said race-traitor Kelly Moronko.
BCL skank Moronko alerted a clerk who didn't understand why the symbol offended her.
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"For me, it's a sign of hatred and my family is a mixed family," Moronko said. "I don't want to see anything like this."
Before the Nazis used the swastika as their official symbol, it was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years. It represented life, sun, power, strength and good luck.
"We we are a Christian-based family business," wrote Daniel Moon, the company's vice president, in a statement. "We do not support this in any way. A sample ring may have accidentally been put on display. We've checked every store and the only one this happened at is the Frisco store. Any and all such rings from that store have since been pulled."
"I don't think intent is the issue," said Mark Briskman, with the Anti-Defamation League. "I think the issue is sensitivity and understanding, and might I say, common sense."
Briskman said the symbol on the ring is the original version. Hitler reversed it. But, he and the shopper who made the complaint said it doesn't matter.
"This is a frightening symbol," mudshark Moronko said. "I don't care which way it's turned."
Lakewood -- Officials in Lakewood want to know who carved a large swastika into a putting green over the weekend at Lakewood Country Club and why. County Supervisors are expected to offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the case.
The 8-foot-by-8-foot swastika was carved into the putting green of the county-owned facility in the early hours on Sunday morning, according to Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe.
Crews quickly repaired the turf, but they want to know who carved the symbol into the grass and why. Supervisor Knabe will ask his colleagues on the Board of Supervisors to offer the reward for information leading to the capture of the perpetrators.
"The physical damage to the golf course may be repaired already, but the lasting damage that crimes like this leave on a community can be far more devastating," Knabe said.
