Portland police are on the lookout for the perpetrators of an act of Synagogue vandalism in Southwest Portland, Oregon, which had taken place late early Wednesday morning, The Oregonian reported.
According to Rabbi Michael Kaplan of Congregation Ahavath Achim-Sephardic, at 3225 S.W. Barbur Blvd., Portland, said a Nazi swastika had been spray-painted on the synagogue building’s exterior, next to a misspelled Satanic slur about President Obama, declaring that “Oboma is 666.” The graffiti also includes the number 5 and the acronym USA.
Six hundred sixty-six appears in chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation of the Christian bible, where it is called the “number of the beast,” an belligerent creature that appears in the book’s apocalyptic vision.
Rabbi Kaplan said that after the graffiti had been discovered, around 7 AM Wednesday, a coat of paint was applied to cover it. He noted that the ” synagogue is the most prominently placed of any in Portland,” Kaplan said, which he believes makes it an easy target.
Kaplan said Portland police “told us they would get back to us,” but a spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau said they don’t have any suspect information or reports about similar incidents.
The featured photograph of this article appeared on social media Wednesday morning with the caption: “Way to go Portland. On Barbur about a mile from downtown,” and so far has gained more than 16,000 views.