Jewish home in Charlotte vandalized with swastikas, slurs

A Jewish family’s home is vandalized with swastikas in Charlotte, N.C., Dec. 5, 2024. Source: Screenshot / WCNC Charlotte

(JNS) — A Jewish family’s home in Charlotte, N.C., was recently graffitied with swastikas as well as racist and homophobic slurs.

“It’s crazy because you just don’t think that people do these kinds of things anymore,” said Deborah McCullough, one of the residents of the vandalized home.

“You hear about things, but something changes when it becomes personal, and it’s in your living space,” she told WCNC Charlotte. “All of a sudden, you don’t feel safe where you live. I’ve always felt safe here.”

The family contacted the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police about the incident and said that the FBI is also investigating.

“Some people spray-painted a swastika, that seems very targeted since my family is Jewish,” McCullough’s daughter said. “Honestly, I think it was just hateful kids, but I’m not totally sure.”

McCullough said her internet was down at the time of the incident, so the home’s security system did not record the vandals.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte and the Anti-Defamation League released a joint statement: “We are extremely alarmed that someone has chosen to willfully enter another person’s private property to deface it with hateful and antisemitic graffiti. As antisemitism has continued to rise at frightening rates, we are keenly aware the impact this has on both the individuals who were targeted and the greater Jewish community here in Charlotte. We call upon law enforcement to conduct full investigation and hold those accountable for these disgusting acts of antisemitism and hate.”