ATLANTA – Swastikas were spray painted on the front of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity house at Emory University after the end of Yom Kippur.

Courtesy: @AtlantaSmiles

Haaretz reports:

Vandals spray painted swastikas on the front of a Jewish fraternity house at Emory University Sunday morning, prompting a sharp and swift response from the school, according to U.S. media reports.

A photo of the swastikas on the porch of AEPi’s campus house, in which two crudely spray painted swastikas can be seen, was tweeted by Hugh Flax, who goes by the Twitter handle @AtlantaSmiles.

“The Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity house at Emory University was the target of crude, offensive graffiti, including swastikas, early Sunday morning, Oct. 5,” wrote an Emory spokesperson in a statement provided to Business Insider.

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“This abhorrent act will not be tolerated and does not reflect the values of the Emory University community,” the university statement reads.

“Emory Police officers are actively investigating the incident and have increased patrols to the area. Campus Life officials are meeting with student leaders to provide support and determine next steps for response.”

The university president, James Wagner, says, “On behalf of our community, I denounce this abhorrent act. It is an offense against a Jewish fraternity and the Jewish members of our community, and it is a repugnant, flagrant emblem of anti-Semitism. It is also an offense against the entire university.”

“Emory University will not tolerate such acts. Instead we must together pledge Emory University’s continuing commitment to raise awareness and prevent all forms of violence and discrimination; to foster openness and diversity of thought, experience, spirituality, and culture; and to seek positive transformation in our community and the world. We all have a responsibility to uphold the principles we hold dear as an academic community, and to create a community that is inclusive, open, respectful, and welcoming to all,” Wagner wrote in an email to the Emory community, according to Business Insider.

The university spokesman adds Emory Police officers are actively investigating the incident and have increased patrols in the area.