A pig’s head with a Star of David engraved on its forehead was discovered at the entrance to a synagogue in Kaunas, Lithuania on Monday.
“We were praying inside when someone called us to see something in the yard. It was a real pig’s head under a Hasidic hat with peyos attached to it,” a Jewish community leader told Ynet.
“At first we feared it was an explosive device so we called the police. They took the head to examine it for fingerprints. We want to know who did it and why. We are not in conflict with anyone. It may have been a provocation by a nationalistic organization because this is a famous synagogue from the pre-World War I era which is visited by many, including Catholics,” he said.
Kaunas resident Haim Bergman, who regularly prays at the synagogue, said bottles have been thrown at the building in the past, “but there are very few Jews left here, and a maximum of 15 people pray in the synagogue regularly.”
According to Bergman, less than 200 Jews remain in the city, compared with 7,000 during his childhood. “Assimilation is widespread, and many Jewish youngsters have moved to Israel or the US. There are fewer and fewer Jews each year,” he told Ynet.
Rabbi Shalom Ber Krinsky, Chabad’s representative in Lithuania, said of the incident, “Such things happen here. On the other hand, there are many enlightened people in Kaunas. I hope that in the future openness will overcome hatred and we will not witness any more of these incidents.”
Kaunas police have launched a formal investigation but there are no suspects so far, officer Gintautas Dirmeikis told the Baltic News Service.
According to Rabbi Krinsky, the synagogue was built in 1872 and recently underwent a major renovation.
thats discusting
not again. probably the person who did it is an anti-semite
this is not good
This is absolutly disgusting I can’t belive it! I gag when I look at it and read the article. No wonder why all the Jews are leaving. But yasher coach to the shluchim who live there and do what the rebbe wants!
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from all the other gross pic.’s i’v seen, this is nothing copaired 2 it! it is SO disgusting! just a peek at the picture makes me wanna throw up.
the beauty about the yiden is that we dont do nekomo , the nations will soon come to term with rthat…MOSHIACH NOW!
anti semitism is mad these days ugh!
Ground Zero Mousk….lets put one there
do u see the pic. its gross!
sick
so terrible!!
My son Yaacov is soon going to Vilna, Lithuania on ‘Schlichus.’
We Jews know that the ‘chazir’ is not Kosher. However we have a different attitude towards the pig than some other religion.
Soon the pig will be Kosher.
Then, what will the anti-Semites think?
(Sorry to hear about the hatred. Possibly bred of jealousy? Wow! We make an impact! Vice hates virtue.)