YIR: Neo-Nazis Spew Hatred Outside Cobb Synagogue
Extremists attracted protests in person and online from Jews and non-Jews.
On a warm Shabbat afternoon, June 24, a handful of extremists carrying swastika flags and hateful messages against Jews, paraded in front of Chabad of Cobb on Lower Roswell Road. Cobb County Police stood between the hate mongers and the synagogue where congregants were enjoying afternoon Shabbat services.
The night before, the same group of extremists protested outside Temple Beth Israel in downtown Macon, even using a bullhorn. The next day, hundreds of people congregated outside the Temple to stand against antisemitism.
They gathered across the street during the “rally” of extremists, taking photographs and videos and yelling at the handful of right-wingers standing in front of Chabad of Cobb.
Chabad of Cobb Rabbi Ephraim Silverman said, “We are extremely appreciative and thankful for the outpouring of support and concern from all segments of the community. We have been in communication with Cobb County officials, who have identified these individuals as part of a small group that travel around the country in order to spread their hateful message. Their goal is to provoke the Jewish community into helping them spread their message via social media posts etc.”
Indeed, the next day, Chabad of Cobb held an open house for the families of its Camp Gan Izzy, which was scheduled to start Monday, June 26. One camp employee said she was not nervous about going to the synagogue, “just disappointed that antisemitism is still so present in the world we live in today.”
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