Swastika Flyers Placed At Jewish-Owned Businesses Near UCLA

The Swastika-marked leaflets distributed in Westwood are similar to the ones left in North Hollywood and Valley Village in June.

CBS News in Los Angeles is reporting that flyers containing several swastikas along with the words “Wanted” and “Warning” were placed under the doors of a Jewish-owned businesses near UCLA early Tuesday morning.  

The Swastika-marked leaflets distributed in Westwood are similar to the ones left in North Hollywood and Valley Village in June (below).

The most recent flyer is on the left and the one distributed two months ago on the right.

Reporter Juan Fernandez interviewed a Jewish store owner who said he found one of the handwritten flyers underneath the door of his business Tuesday morning.

The store’s owner, who did not want his identity revealed, said he experienced a range of emotions upon making the discovery.

I was…deeply very sad, and I’m thinking, ‘Calm down, think about it’,” he said.

He then turned to Rabbi Boruch Cunin at Chabad House near UCLA for spiritual counseling and guidance, who said he was struggling to understand how such a thing could happen here in the Southland.

“In the center of Westwood to receive a leaflet with swastikas that says ‘Watch out’, ‘Be careful’, ‘You’ll see’, ‘Wanted’, and all of the rest of these threats,” said Cunin.

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