Anti-Semitic Incident at Local Synagogue

Rabbi Jeffrey Brown and President Donna Ruskin of Scarsdale Synagogue Tremont Temple Emanuel on Ogden Road reported that a children's block bearing a pro-Hitler phrase was found in the art room of the school wing on the evening of April 14, 2015. The block was found by someone from Test Takers, a tutoring group that rents space at the temple.

The synagogue's security officer notified the Scarsdale Police who conducted a full security sweep of the property and the building. The temple is open with security measures in place and increased police presence.

According to an April 15 notification from the synagogue, "concern is magnified today because this incident was connected to space used by our children. And on top of that, we are distressed because of the timing of the incident. Tonight marks the beginning of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)."

SSTTE will hold a joint commemoration of Yom HaShoah with Shaarei Tikvah on Wednesday night April 15 at 7 pm.