Police in Moscow arrested a man for vandalizing the offices of a Russian Jewish organization in an antisemitic attack.
According to eyewitness reports, the man — who had been drinking heavily — arrived at the headquarters of a Jewish educational institute in eastern Moscow that serves a community of 20,000 Jews.
The man shouted antisemitic epithets as he attempted to break through the door of the building. When he failed to do so, he reportely broke the nameplate of the center on the mailbox and then toppled a large decorative menorah. He also did minor damage to the rabbi’s car before being arrested.
Jewish community members locked their doors and alerted law enforcement who detained the vandal at the local police station.
