Monticello, N.Y. – Monticello, one of the central destinations in
the erstwhile Borscht Belt, is not a place you expect to find antisemitic
graffiti.
But that’s what Dolores and Gordon Wine found on Aug. 8 when they
arrived at their summer home in Monticello.
The Wines have been spending their summers in Monticello, located in New
York’s Catskill Mountains, since the 1980’s. Gordon Wine built the house at 218
Gregory Road, off Sackett lake Road, in the 1990’s. The house was under
construction recently, but the workers took off without finishing the job.
What the Wines found when they arrived at their home was horrifying. In
huge letters the word “JEW” was spray painted several times on the outside
walls of the house. A swastika and a Jewish Star were also spray-painted on the
house. Various items were also stolen from the home, such as tools and a
television.
Ezra Wine, the son of the owners, said that the State Police had been
called, but no one has yet been arrested. He said that there are other Jews in
the area, especially at the local bungalow colonies. He also told the
JewishPress.com via email that his parents have attended services at the
Monticello synagogue.
The Wines’ home was the only one on the street that was vandalized.
