Montreal police investigating after antisemitic symbol spray-painted on synagogue

MONTREAL — Montreal police have opened an investigation after an antisemitic symbol was spray-painted on a synagogue over the weekend.

Rabbi Lisa Grushcow said in a video published to Facebook that a swastika was found on the side of Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom on Saturday.

Police spokesperson Florence Stafford says police have not made arrests but are looking for witnesses and security camera footage to help identify a suspect.

On the X platform, Mayor Valérie Plante called the vandalism an antisemitic attack and told Grushcow that police were investigating.