Jewish professor finds swastikas spray-painted on her office walls at Columbia's Teachers College, 2018, CNN

Jewish professor finds swastikas spray-painted on her office walls at Columbia's Teachers College

Augusta Anthony

CNN

Thu Nov 29 2018

New York (CNN)The NYPD has launched an investigation into a possible hate crime after a Columbia University professor's office was vandalized with two spray-painted swastikas and a derogatory word aimed at Jewish people.

Professor Elizabeth Midlarsky, who is Jewish and has published various articles related to the Holocaust, told CNN, "I opened the outer door and almost passed out," when she saw the two swastikas spray-painted in red.
Midlarsky, who has worked at the university's Teachers College for 28 years, reported the incident to security and received support from staff before being brought home by a van....

Jewish professor finds swastikas spray-painted on her office walls at Columbia's Teachers College

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Jewish professor finds swastikas spray-painted on her office walls at Columbia's Teachers College