The swastikas were drawn on the side of the road for traffic going into Sydney, on the opposite side of the Temple Sons of Israel cemetary. When driving on the opposite side of the road, the symbols were not easily seen. NICOLE SULLIVAN / CAPE BRETON POST Nicole Sullivan / Cape Breton PoArticle contentPolice are investigating the painting of two black swastikas on Lingan Road across from the Hebrew cemetery. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle content“There’s no place for expressions of hate in our community and these acts of threats and intimidation will not be tolerated,” said Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor Cecil Clarke Wednesday afternoon. Article contentArticle content“The chief of police and I have spoken on this matter. The Community Safety Enforcement Unit has been engaged, and it’s investigating this.” Article contentArticle contentMadonna Doucette was going to work with her partner and co-workers when they saw the two black swastikas painted in the middle of the lane they were in. Article contentIt was around 9:30 a.m. when they were driving into Sydney that Doucette’s partner spotted them. They turned the car around and then saw the two “giant black swastikas” painted on the side of the road across from the Temple Sons of Israel cemetery. Article contentThe swastika is seen as a symbol of antisemitism and white supremacy, which is how Doucette saw the graffiti on Lingan Road. Article content“I felt sick to my stomach,” said the CBRM resident. Article content“Especially because they were right across from the Hebrew cemetery where some people who survived the Holocaust are buried.” Article contentDoucette immediately called 311 to report the symbols. Article content The graves at the Hebrew Cemetery in Sydney have sites there of people born in the mid-late 1800s and 1900s. NICOLE SULLIVAN / CAPE BRETON POST Nicole Sullivan / Cape Breton PoArticle contentArticle contentSYMBOL OF HATE Article contentIn 1920, the swastika was appropriated by the Nazi Party of Germany after Adolf Hitler decided they needed a symbol and flag, according to the Smithsonian Institute. Article contentArticle contentHitler wrote in his political manifesto, ‘Mein Kampf,’ he chose the swastika to symbolize the “struggle for the victory of the Aryan man, and, by the same token, the victory of the idea of creative work, which as such always has been and always will be anti-Semitic.” Article contentBarrie Carnat, one of the Temple Sons of Israel laymen, said he learned about swastikas on the road Wednesday morning after a phone call from his niece. Article content“I was a little bit disappointed,” said Carnat of Englishtown. Article content“The Jewish community, the synagogue itself, is 110 years old, and the Jewish community has been in Cape Breton longer than that. We’ve always had very good relations with the community. I think somebody is a little bit foolish, a bit of an idiot.” Article contentCarnat wants people to know how hurtful writing these symbols is to the Jewish community, symbols of the Nazi party that murdered six million Jewish people and are responsible for the Holocaust.
‘I felt sick’; Cape Breton police investigating swastikas across from Jewish cemetery
