A Tri-Counties community is standing up to hate in the wake of a hate crime incident.
It was a shocking crime, especially because of its timing. Someone distributed anti-Semitic flyers in a Santa Barbara neighborhood, just as Hanukkah was starting. Santa Barbara Police detectives are still trying to identify who was responsible.
But, the community is stepping up to counter what occurred. The Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara, the Anti-Defamation League in the Tri-Counties, the Santa Barbara City Council, and a number of other elected officials are all condemning the crime.
A joint statement calls what occurred a “disgusting incident”.
People are being encouraged to show support for the Jewish community. They’re asking that you display candles in the windows of your home through Hanukkah, which ends December 26th. Or, they suggest you can display an image of a Hanukkah menorah.
