DURHAM, N.C. – Some Duke University students are outraged and heart-fallen after yet another swastika was found on their campus. The university also wants to know who painted it.
- A swastika was found at Duke University Sunday night.
- It was painted over a mural honoring the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting.
- The university says it is taking steps to ensure all students are safe.
This time, the swastika was spray painted over a mural for the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting last month located in the Free Expression Tunnel on east campus.
The vandalism was found Sunday night by one of the students who helped organize the mural. Crews quickly covered the swastika with white paint.
She said in a post on Facebook, “Everyone needs to stand up to this growing anti-Semitism on their college campuses and in the country. If you are a Duke student, please email President Price and ask for the administration to take measures against anti-Semitism.”
President Price responded Monday morning, saying: “To our Jewish students, faculty, staff and neighbors – and indeed every member of our university community – I pledge that Duke will do whatever we can to protect your safety. As an immediate response, we will continue to provide additional security at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life and other locations on campus. In addition, we will be installing security cameras in the vicinity of the East Campus Bridge, which has unfortunately become a focus of attention for those who seek to promote hatred and intimidation.”
The school will also install surveillance cameras at the bridge.
Members of the campus Jewish community say they might repaint the memorial.
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