People rally outside Fredericton synagogue to show support after vandalism
CTV
A crowd of about 150 people gathered outside the Sgoolai Israel Synagogue in Fredericton on Sunday to show their support for the Jewish community after the building was vandalized.
A crowd of about 150 people gathered outside the Sgoolai Israel Synagogue in Fredericton on Sunday to show their support for the Jewish community after the building was vandalized.
The windows were smashed sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morning, and the incident corresponded with International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Daniel Chippin, a member of the board of directors at the synagogue, told CTV News on Saturday he was “broken hearted” that something like this could happen.
The words of support he heard on Saturday were great, he says, but seeing people at the rally is “much more meaningful.”
The broken windows have already been replaced.
Chippin is glad the glass was replaced so quickly. He says it symbolizes how much the community cares.
“I hope that Fredericton and everybody else can build back together and we can have a great community as a whole,” says Chippin.
