Spanish police have opened an investigation after a swastika was spray-painted on the base of a bronze statue of Maimonides (Rambam) in Córdoba's historic Jewish quarter, according to Jewish Breaking News. City officials and Jewish communities condemned the vandalism, which targeted one of the most important figures in Jewish and Sephardic history.
Spanish police have officially launched an investigation into the swastika vandalism of the bronze statue of Maimonides (Rambam) in Córdoba's historic Jewish quarter, according to a report from Jewish Breaking News. The development follows earlier reports that national police had opened an inquiry and that city officials condemned the act.
As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, August 2, at 16:19 Jerusalem, the statue was found spray-painted with a swastika. At the same time, Córdoba authorities condemned the vandalism as 'harm to the city's historical heritage and a message of hate' and confirmed that an investigation was underway. The Jewish community of Barcelona later called the act 'a blow to our shared history,' as The Zioneer reported Sunday evening.
The vandalism is part of a broader pattern of antisemitic incidents across Europe that The Zioneer has documented. Earlier this month, a Jewish family's home in Adelaide, Australia, was defaced with swastikas and anti-Jewish graffiti, and antisemitic graffiti was reported in central Athens. In Spain, an incident of fans trampling an Israeli flag in Madrid was reported last month.
No suspects have been named, and the investigation is ongoing. Further details are not yet available.
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