Antisemitic graffiti found in Portland park [Video]

PORTLAND, Oregon — For the second time in just a few weeks, antisemitic graffiti has been found at a Portland park. Photos submitted by a KGW viewer showed swastikas and antisemitic phrases spray-painted on skate park ramps and other buildings at Laurelhurst Park in southeast Portland. 

“This is something that people are living with every day, and it can be very harmful to see those symbols in their own city,” said Jessica Anderson, Community Service Director at the Jewish Federation of Portland.  

Laurelhurst Park has a checkered history dating back to the 1980s when it was connected with white nationalist groups in east Portland, explained Dr. Randall Blazak, Chair of the Oregon Coalition Against Hate Crimes. The recent antisemitic messaging found in the park seems to stem from multiple sources, he added.

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