Spray-painted swastika shocks Ottawa rabbi, sparks denunciation in Parliament
OTTAWA — An Ottawa rabbi says she was shocked to find a red swastika and anti-Semitic slur spray-painted on her front door in the dead of night.
The attack, which took place very late Monday or in the wee hours of Tuesday, clearly shook Anna Maranta, who runs a Jewish faith centre from her home.
“It’s not something I expected,” she said Tuesday. “I’ve never had any incidents even remotely close to this.”
Maranta reported the graffiti to the Ottawa police hate crimes unit, which sent an officer to investigate.