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Berlin's Deportation Monument Vandalized with Antisemitic Graffiti

5/14/2026

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The Deportation Monument on Berlin’s Putlitz Bridge was defaced with fresh graffiti on Tuesday.
Berlin police confirmed that several graffiti tags damaged the memorial.
RIAS Berlin called the act targeted antisemitic property damage that disrupts Shoah commemoration.
Police recorded 89 antisemitic graffiti incidents in 2024 and 61 in 2025, including at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and on apartment buildings.

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The Deportation Monument on Berlin’s Putlitz Bridge was defaced with fresh graffiti on Tuesday.
Berlin police confirmed that several graffiti tags damaged the memorial.
RIAS Berlin called the act targeted antisemitic property damage that disrupts Shoah commemoration.
Police recorded 89 antisemitic graffiti incidents in 2024 and 61 in 2025, including at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and on apartment buildings.