‘Holocaust was a scam’ projected on Swedish synagogue during antisemitism summit | The Times of Israel
‘Holocaust was a scam’ projected on Swedish synagogue during antisemitism summit
Words were seen on several buildings in country; neo-Nazi group claims responsibility for the incident
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ16 October 2021, 2:38 am
The main synagogue in Malmö, Sweden. (CC BY-SA jorchr/Wikimedia Commons)
JTA — Swedish police are investigating how the words “the Holocaust was a scam” were projected onto the main synagogue in Malmö while the city was holding an international forum on combating antisemitism.
The projection was seen on the Synagogue of Malmö and on other buildings in cities across southern Sweden on Wednesday night, the day of the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism.
Police are handling the case as a hate crime, the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported.
The Nordic Resistance Movement, a neo-Nazi group, claimed responsibility for the incident, according to Dagens Nyheter.
The conference had brought together heads of state and other prominent government officials from dozens of countries in a city known for its high rates of antisemitism.