On April 17, two days prior to the Beginning of the Passover holiday, Judy Plotkin, a reader of the Winnipeg Jewish Review, noticed a sizable green spray painted swastika in the parking lot of Superstore at Grant and Kenaston where customers get shopping carts.
Plotkin photographed the swastika , and both she and Martin Pollock, brought the existence of the swastika to the attention of Superstore.
"The lot only has two cameras that I could see--one at main entrance and the other at gas bar on, I think, each pump," Plotkin said.
By the beginning of this week, the swastika was painted over, but as Plotkin said, "It wasn't painted very well. You can still see the outline of the image."
The Winnipeg Jewish Review reported this incident to Allan Yusim of B'nai Brith, who had not otherwise been aware of it. It is not known at this time if this matter was reported by Superstore to the police or what if any investigation has occured.
"I will report the incident to the police, if it hasn't been reported yet," Yusim told the Winnipeg Jewish Review, and added that members of fthe community ought to be vigilent in reporting these incidents to B'nai Brith 's hotline.
Last spring, there were a rash of swastikas painted in River Heights including: a sign on the lot of the nearby Chabad Learning Centre, a bus stop on Grant and Lanark and on several garages on River Heights.