Swastika Found at Skokie Holocaust Museum

SKOKIE, IL - A swastika was found carved into a wooden bench at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie on Wednesday, according to police.

The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.

Skokie police say the antisemitic symbol was reported by the museum's assistant director of security, who did not respond to a request for comment. Museum security footage from Feb. 1 and prior is currently being reviewed in order to identify or provide some description of a possible suspect, police said.

It's the first reported hate crime in Skokie since the election, according to a Skokie police spokesperson.

However, swastikas and political messages have been reported on at least five separate instances since last November at the public library in nearby Northbrook.

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