Swastika graffiti found in Manistee, Michigan

• Published date: 02 October 2021
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The report came a week after the same symbol, widely associated with Nazi Germany, was found painted on roads in nearby Filer Township.

"My husband and I have removed multiple swastikas from the Riverwalk in the last few weeks. I have video of myself rubbing out one that was drawn in chalk near the US 31 Bridge on September 17, and we have also done the same on several other occasions at various points along the Riverwalk," local resident Rhonda Greene wrote in emails to the Advocate.

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Greene said she thought some of the swastikas were painted by kids, because the "arms were facing the wrong way," but that another instance of antisemitic graffiti seemed to have been left by someone who "knew what they were doing," according to Zide.

Paul Bosschem, another resident of Manistee, claimed he also saw swastikas in the city, saying, "I removed 2 of them at Veterans Memorial Park when I was power washing the stone and concrete. They were in chalk and came off with no problem. I just thought (it was) kids messing around. I did not report it to anyone."

The article notes that before the swastika was adopted by Nazi Germany, the symbol was...