(Jewish Group) Jewish Fashion Brand Owner to Turn Anti-Semitic Graffiti Into Mural
The Jewish founder and owner of a British fashion brand that sells modest attire is hoping to turn recent anti-Semitic vandalism to her store in Brooklyn, N.Y., into an art mural.
Hannah Lancry Sufrin, the London-based visionary behind House of Lancry, told JNS that on Monday an employee sent her a photo showing that the word “Jew!” was spray-painted on the gate outside of her flagship store in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The store, which has been in business for a year, was preparing to reopen that day after being closed for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Appalled by the graffiti, Sufrin, 34, said, “I feel like it wasn’t just an assault toward my property, it was an assault toward my identity and for me that’s worse than anything. … It’s hurtful, it’s hateful, and it’s upsetting in so many levels. Especially you’d think during a lockdown, people would learn a little bit of compassion and respect toward another human being. It made me so sad, like, where is the hope?”
On Wednesday, the mother of three, who was born and raised in Brazil, decided that she “could not stay silent about the injustice” and took to Instagram to share what happened. She received tremendous support from some of her 21,000 followers, including other Jewish businesses, and called on artists to help her turn the graffiti into artwork.
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