USA - Teens accused of defacing Jewish Center

$Roger Kahn, president of the Mohegan Park Jewish Center in Yorktown, looks yesterday at the damage to the center\'s menorah and an Israeli flag. The damage included the painting of a swastika on a wall of the center.$

Three teenage girls are under arrest, accused of defacing a Jewish Center in Yorktown Heights.

Police say 18-year-old Barbara Nokaj, 17-year-old Michelle Bushell and a 15-year-old juvenile broke into the Mohegan Park Jewish Center in Lake Mohegan and extensively damaged the interior.

The trio allegedly destroyed religious property, including a model Torah scroll, a Menorah and memorial plaques. A swastika was also painted.

Source: http://abclocal.go.com/

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