Wantagh, NY – Max Williams, 23, was horrified when he stumbled across antisemitic graffiti as he sought a fishing spot at Forest City Park Pond in Wantagh last month.
The graffiti included a swastika, anti-American writing, and several racial epithets and other antisemitic profanities, which were located in a tunnel near State Route 105 and the Wantagh Parkway.
Williams, who is Jewish, said he was very upset when he came across the graffiti. “I had family killed in the Holocaust,” he said. “It’s really sad and unsettling that we are still dealing with so much hate today.”
Officials said antisemitism is on the rise on Long Island, as evidenced by recent flyers posted all over Rockville Centre, Oceanside and Long Beach falsely alleging that there is some sort of conspiracy involving the Jewish members of President Biden’s administration. According to the Nassau County Legislature, the neo-Nazi group the Goyim Defense League is behind these allegations.
It is unknown whether the graffiti found at Forest City Park Pond is connected to the Goyim Defense League, officials said.
