A Jewish mural that was painted on the side of a NYC building over 40 years ago was destroyed on Monday. This well-know mural featured six different themes that highlighted various aspects of the Jewish experience: the Holocaust, Ellis Island immigration, the Munich Olympics massacre, sweatshops, labor unions, and the Forward newspaper.

I find it rather odd that the mural was painted over if the building is supposed to be demolished in the near future—very curious timing, to say the least. To add insult to injury, the community wasn’t even informed beforehand. Such a sad occurrence!