Torah Ark in Prayer Room at Frankfurt Airport Daubed with Swastika

Source dpa (TNS)

June 14, 2021

A Torah ark in a Jewish prayer room in the transit area of Germany's Frankfurt Airport has been daubed with a swastika.

The anti-Semitic graffiti had been discovered a few days ago, the police told dpa early Saturday.

The prayer room had been closed for a long period of time due to coronavirus-related measures and had only recently been opened, which is why the desecration of the Torah ark - an ornamental chamber that houses the Jewish scripture scrolls - was only noticed now.

The Orthodox Rabbinical Conference Germany (ORD) said: "This hatred of Jews must finally stop."

The ugly face of anti-Semitism does not stop even in places of encounter and silence, where people from all over the world meet briefly while travelling, it said.

The State Security Service is investigating.