Swastikas painted on Jewish doors

Rosengard. Swastikas on the doors three nights in a row, garbage thrown at the front door and a burglary in which several Jewish objects were stolen. Two women in Rosengård has announced that the weekend has been subjected to repeated anti-Semitic hate crimes.

For ten or twelve years, the two friends lived in Rosengård part Törnrosen. They say they have become accustomed to "Jew whore", "Jewish pigs" and other taunts tossed behind.

Both women said that they were a Friday night out for half an hour.

- When we came back, someone had entered the apartment and stole a computer and several Jewish objects, says one of the women, and says that a Star of David in gold, a prayer book and a mezzusa, a PHYLACTERY that Jewish families usually put the door frame, was stolen .

- In addition, they took a chanukkaljusstake that belonged to a relative who died in concentration camps.

During the night, someone painted swastikas on both the front door and two balcony doors. Hakkorsen washed away by the police.

Sunday night was hakkorsen back. When Sydsvenskan will visit on Monday morning is still garbage that had been in a trash bag that someone threw on the door, spread out in front of the door.

They both do not want his name or picture in the newspaper. Who is behind the deed they do not know.

- Anti-Semitism has escalated this year after year. I have never reported to the police that we encountered in the past but from now on I will always do it, says one of them.

She says residents in the neighborhood know that she is Jewish. A few times she has ended up in heated discussions about Jews and Israel. The two girlfriends have no plans to move, but if they were to move at some point, it gets to Israel:

- Moving to a different part of Malmö would not help. I have an acquaintance in Limhamn who have been beaten because she is Jewish. I also think that we have the right to live where I want, says one of them.
They both doubt that there is so much to do to eradicate anti-Semitism:

- But all nyflyttade immigrants should be informed that the Jews are also human beings. That we all have the same blood, the same heart.

Sydsvenskan spoke yesterday with two other residents, who want to remain anonymous. They also have lived long in the same area, are familiar with the two women but have never heard that they have received anti-Semitic taunts.

- It has never happened like in all the years we've lived here, said the residents.

Thomas Bull, hate crime coordinator for the police, said that police take very seriously the incident:

- In addition to investigating the crimes I will contact the local police to also do a crime prevention because they spend more time in the area, said Thomas Bull.

During 2011 and through the first half of 2012, it has reported more than 40 anti-Semitic hate crimes in Malmö. Nothing is resolved.

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