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Swastika Found Carved Into Table At High School In Hudson Valley Swastika Found Carved Into Table At High School In Hudson Valley
Swastika Found Carved Into Table At High School In Hudson Valley District officials are seeking information after a swastika was found carved into a table at a Hudson Valley high school.  The hate symbol was found at a school in Putnam County on Tuesday, Oct. 3, when the Carmel Board of Education was alerted that a swastika had been carved into the leg of a lab table at Carmel High School.  According to district officials, this most recent incident followed the discovery of a swastika and the words "Adolf Hitler" written on the same school's tennis courts in September.  "We, as the Board of Education, recognize that these are not isolated…

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by Ben Crnic
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Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness
Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness Federal prosecutors have filed hate crimes charges against the man accused of allegedly stabbing five people at a Hasidic rabbi’s Monsey home during a Hanukkah celebration. The charges come after calls for action on hate crimes from state and federal officials, as well as the public and religious leaders. The criminal complaint, filed in the White Plains federal court, provides a glimpse into what may have motivated Grafton Thomas, 31, of Orange County, to carry out his bloody rampage on Saturday, Dec. 28. Thomas’s family said in a statement on Sunday, Dec. 29, that he had a long history o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Symbols Of Hate Found At High School In Northern Westchester Symbols Of Hate Found At High School In Northern Westchester
Symbols Of Hate Found At High School In Northern Westchester Symbols of hate were reportedly found on campus at a high school in Northern Westchester. The symbols, including a swastika and a racial slur, were found on grounds at Ossining High School, Town Supervisor Dana Levenberg said in a statement on Thursday, Oct. 31. Police are currently working with the school district to investigate the incident. “As a child of a Holocaust survivor, I know what these symbols represent--in my case the loss of my great grandfather who was herded like cattle to a concentration camp where he met his death, simply because of how he worshiped,” Levenberg said. “The…

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by Zak Failla
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Swastika Found At High School Library In Northern Westchester Swastika Found At High School Library In Northern Westchester
Swastika Found At High School Library In Northern Westchester A swastika was discovered at a high school library in Northern Westchester. Officials in the Somers Central School District stated in an email that the swastika was found painted into a chair in the school’s library with a marker. The symbol of hate has since been removed by custodians. “We are deeply disappointed that anyone in our community would vandalize school property with such a despicable symbol of hatred and intolerance,” principal Mark Bayer and Superintendent Dr. Raymond Blanch wrote in an email. “As a school and district, we will not tolerate this behavior and our…

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by Zak Failla