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Conference taveng::bagels

Title:	BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest
Notice:	1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration
Moderator:	SMURF::FENSTER

Created:	Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1524
Total number of notes:	18709

720.0. "Swastika" by PACKER::JULIUS () Wed Jun 21 1989 10:32

    Last week I took a trip from Boston to Wilmington, Delaware to
    visit my aunt.  We were enjoying the scenery at Brandywine Park
    when the ugliness reared its head.  In a very open and conspicuous
    place, a cement wall of a bridge which is in line with the view
    of a waterfall from the Brandywine River, was painted a huge
    swastika and the letters KKK.
    
    So what's the best way to have it removed?  A letter to the
    Anti-Defamation League, Delaware Division?  Any suggestions?
    
    Thank you,
    Bernice

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720.1		VAXWRK::ZAITCHIK	VAXworkers of the World Unite!	`Wed Jun 21 1989 12:45`	4
	Is there a Brandywine Park commission or office or something? In general the local Anti-Defamation League office is always a good address to turn to, I believe. -ZAITCH
720.2		PACKER::JULIUS		`Mon Jun 26 1989 11:22`	29
	26 June 1989 Anti-Defamation League 11 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington DC 20036 Dear Sir: I would like to call your attention to and request your assistance in the removal of a very disturbing sight, a swastika and the letters KKK. If I have addressed this to the wrong office, would you please refer me to the proper authorities that would handle such matters. While visiting my aunt in Wilmington, Delaware recently and enjoying the scenery at Brandywine Park, I saw the eyesore, a huge swastika and the letters KKK located in a very conspicuous and open area. It's painted on the cement wall of the bridge that looks out to the waterfall, near the rose garden, not too far from the zoo. I wish it were as easy as applying paint remover to get rid of the sick mentality and hatred behind such a gesture. Your help in this matter would be very much appreciated. Sincerely, Bernice Julius
720.3		PACKER::JULIUS		`Mon Aug 07 1989 08:42`	38
	Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith 230 South Broad Street, 20th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 August 3, 1989 Dear Ms. Julius: Thank you for calling to our attention the anti-Semitic graffiti in Brandywine Park in Wilmington, Delaware. We enlisted the aid of the Jewish Federation of Delaware to contact the Department of Transportation, who agreed immediately to have all graffiti removed from the bridge where you saw the swastika and the letters "KKK". I am assured that all the graffiti found on the bridge will be removed by no later than Friday, August 4, 1989 by means of sand-blasting. Once again, allow me to thank you for bringing this to our attention. People such as yourself who are willing to take the time to write are the active eyes and ears of the ADL. Without you, we would be that much less effective in fighting anti-Semitism and hatred in all its forms. Sincerely, Fred David Levine Associate Director """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Yesterday at City Point, MA I saw a swastika painted on an MDC barrel directly opposite the entrance to the walkway that leads to the point. Believe me I'm not out looking for it, it just makes me sick when I see it. I'll be writing another letter. Thank you, Bernice
720.4	Spinning wheel..	SUTRA::LEHKY	I'm phlegmatic, and that's cool.	`Wed Aug 16 1989 15:53`	9
	Actually, using the term "Swastika" is an abuse. While the Swastika is a symbol of life for the Hindus, the "Hakenkreuz" is... well, we know. By the way, you start seeing them more often in Europe, as well. Sadly yours, Chris