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A neighborhood in South Florida woke up in anguish after several racist and anti-Semitic hate messages appeared in a children’s park.
The neighbors of Hunter’s Point, a quiet middle-class community in the city of Weston, woke up to these hateful messages. They immediately denounced these facts on Sunday morning. They explained that they had seen anti-Semitic and clearly racist messages that were spray-painted in various places around a children’s park.
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“This is not the community in which we live or in which we want to live”, said Jackie Turo, a resident of the area who admitted that “it was more shocking that it happened again” in that area.
In early October, messages of this type also appeared in the neighborhood. The attack has drawn the attention of federal legislators. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz sent a statement to show her concern about what happened.
“I am disgusted by the anti-Semitism and racism that continue to show their ugly head here in my home state of Florida,” he said, stressing that ” the recent rise in public anti-Semitism and high-profile is a deeply alarming and heartbreaking trend”. network to celebrate his birthday 10
Faced with this situation, he urged the population to “denounce this hatred forcefully.” “Only when we come together to verbally condemn the perpetrators of these hateful acts, will all Americans be able to truly love, learn and worship freely and without fear”, he explained.
The neighbors are now looking for answers about who did this and why, and if it is someone who lives in your community . “In fact, I am concerned that this will escalate in our community,” Turo said.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating these facts and is trying to find out who is behind the hate messages. Anyone with information about this should contact the authorities by phone 954-493-TIPS.