NJ mayor condemns swastika graffiti at public library as act of antisemitism
The mayor said the symbol was not ordinary vandalism but an attempt to make Jewish residents feel unwelcome.
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Millburn Mayor Frank Saccomandi is condemning the discovery of swastika graffiti at the Millburn Public Library, calling it "an act of hate" directed at the township's Jewish community.
In a statement released Thursday, Saccomandi said he was notified June 23 by the library director, in his capacity as a member of the Millburn Public Library Board of Trustees, that a swastika had been found near the library's rear service entrance. The incident was immediately reported to the Millburn Police Department, which is actively investigating.
"We want to be unambiguous: this is antisemitism, and it is an act of hate directed at our Jewish community," Saccomandi said.
The mayor said the symbol was not ordinary vandalism but an attempt to make Jewish residents feel unwelcome. He pledged that the township would treat the incident "with the gravity it deserves" and reaffirmed the community's support for its Jewish residents.
Saccomandi urged anyone with information about the incident or who witnesses hateful acts or symbols elsewhere in the township to contact the Millburn Police Department.
"Antisemitism has no place in Millburn. Hate in any form has no place in Millburn," he said.
