DC kosher restaurant vandalized on anniversary of Kristallnacht

Char Bar, a kosher restaurant in D.C., was vandalized by having two of its windows smashed on Saturday, police say.

The vandalism comes on the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, an email from the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington sent to News4 said.

Kristallnacht is called the “night of broken glass” because several Jewish homes, businesses and places of worship were destroyed by German Nazis. It took place in November of 1938 before the Holocaust happened.

On the morning of Nov. 9, officers were called to the 2100 block of L Street in Northwest D.C. by a concerned resident about broken windows. Officers saw two smashed windows and rocks on the sidewalk.

No one broke into the establishment. Since the incident, the restaurant’s windows have been boarded up.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington calls the incident “deeply disturbing” in a statement put out Sunday morning.

“Its timing on the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, “the night of broken glass”, raises many more questions and concerns that must be answered,” the statement said.

The Federation says they demand a “full investigation and the swift arrest of the perpetrators.” Its JShield security division and partners are in contact with local enforcement and the D.C. government.

Detectives are continuing to investigate, but at this point, there is no information or evidence that this offense was motivated by hate or bias.