Anti-Semitic Packages and Graffiti In Italy Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Times of Israel reports that in Italy this week, just ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day which falls on January 27 (background), boxes containing pigs' heads were sent to Rome's Great Synagogue, the Israeli embassy in Rome and Rome's Jewish Museum which is hosting an exhibit on the Holocaust. The package sent to the synagogue was delivered on Friday, while the one mailed to the Embassy was intercepted before it was delivered.  On Saturday, graffiti reading "the Holocaust is a lie" and "Hannah Frank is a big liar" appeared outside a municipal building in Rome.  According to Times of Israel, Rome's mayor condemned the actions, saying on Twitter: "Those who insult the Jewish community offend Rome..."