1988 ⟶ Miami synagogue vandalism
In February 1988, an improperly drawn swastika and anti-Semi...
Year
1988
Miami synagogue vandalism
In February 1988, an improperly drawn Swastika and anti-Semitic slogans and "Jesus Lives; You Can't Kill Him" and "Accept Hitler, Respect Christ" were plastered across the synagogue Bet Shira Congregation, and 30 windows were smashed. In response, a neighboring church put a Star of David on its lawn, and its parish donated $1,000 towards repairing the windows. Miami Sunset High School students painted over the anti-Semitic slurs spray-painted by the vandals. Four teenagers, three of whom were football players at Miami Palmetto High School, were sentenced for having vandalized the synagogue to 200 hours of Community service and ordered to pay the $14,800 ($39,300 today) in damages.⟶
