[Summit] FW: Anti-semitic signs on Hope Street

[Anne]

Jessica, thanks for following up on this peculiar incident. I  
couldn't have been more surprised by the explanation!

I'm so glad the posters apparently were not a hate crime.

- Anne


On Jan 3, 2008, at 3:38 PM, Jessica Jenner wrote:

> This is the reply I received from Lt. Schiavulli about the signs on  
> Hope St. that were posted New Year's Eve.  I wrote back to thank  
> him for his response.  Jessica
> From: David Schiavulli [mailto:dschiavulli at providenceri.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:10 PM
> To: jessica.jenner at verizon.net
> Subject: RE: [Summit] Anti-semitic signs on Hope Street
>
>  Hi Jessica,
>
> I am aware of the signs that were posted on Hope St. I have spoken  
> to Sgt. Mancini, Homeland Security Unit, who informed me that he  
> has already spoken to someone at the JCC and after further  
> investigation it was learned that the posters were not a threat of  
> any type against the jewish community. We believe this all stems  
> from an elderly jewish man who lives on the eastside who has a  
> problem with the fact that there is a change in the way kosher food  
> is classified by a commercial food company. He is upset that the  
> jewish community is allowing this to happen. Again, this is not a  
> threat against the jewish community. Please forward this to anyone  
> else you know who is concerned about this incident. We, the police,  
> will be speaking with this elderly man. However, he has not broken  
> any laws.
>
>


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