Crime & Safety
Vandals Destroy Menorah In Bergen Place Park
On the second night of Hanukkah, a large menorah was vandalized in Ballard.
SEATTLE, WA - Vandals destroyed a nine-foot menorah in Bergen Place Park Wednesday night, according to KING 5. Chabad of Northwest Seattle had obtained a permit from the city to place the menorah in the park for the eight nights of Hanukkah. The star-shaped menorah was erected Tuesday.
Rabbi Yoni Levitin told KING 5 that the act was "extremely disturbing." Levitin filed a police report regarding the incident.
A public menorah lighting ceremony and celebration is still planned for Sunday. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Seattle Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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