NJ man charged in vandalism of Philadelphia Jewish museum

🚨The National Museum of American Jewish History was vandalized twice in August

🚨A New Jersey man turned himself for both incidents

🚨The flag display will be taken down early

WOODBURY — A New Jersey man was charged with vandalizing Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History twice in one month.

The National Museum of American Jewish History, located on Independence Mall, said the Israeli flags on its facade and grounds were sprayed twice with red paint in August. The first incident was on Aug. 18, followed by Aug. 25, according to Philadelphia police.

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Leroy Hayes, 33, of Woodbury, turned himself in on Monday…

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