Giant-sized anti-Semitic signs and swastikas desecrated the synagogue of the Gold Coast Hebrew Congregation, and other walls and doors in the community were likewise smeared, according to police at Australia’s famous holiday resort, the Surfside Paradise, in Queensland.
Some of the offensive, anti-Semitic signs and symbols covered an area of three square feet. The signs read "Heil Hitler!" and "Get Out, Jews." Police probing the outrages said they believed the desecrations were done by adults."
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