Global response after menorah is vandalised
Eliezer TunkSupport and donations have come in from across the world after a Hannukah menorah was vandalised.
The candelabrum, known as a hanukkiah, has been in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, for the past three years and featured eight branches, lit during the Jewish holiday of Hannukah.
It was damaged last month and covered in blue paint, an incident Hertfordshire Police said was being treating as a hate crime.
Referring to the global response, Rabbi Eliezer Tunk, director of Chabad Lubavitch Bricket Wood, said he was "blown away by the messages of support and little donations".
Eliezer TunkRabbi Eliezer Tunk said funds are being raised to replace the damaged menorah with a new community unity menorah.
He said it would be "a symbol that will stand for years to come in this same location and reflect the resilience and spirit of our village".
Donations and wishes of support have come in via the Chabad Lubavitch Bricket Wood website.
The messages and donations, not all from the Jewish community, have come from as far away as Oklahoma.
Rabbi Tunk said about £300 had been raised from small donations, which he said had been put towards a GoFundMe page.
Hertfordshire Police said that "all lines of enquiry have been exhausted and no suspect has been identified".
The force added: "Should any new investigative opportunities become available, they will be acted upon accordingly."
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