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A man has been arrested in the vandalism of a Jewish structure in Georgina over the weekend.

York Regional Police say they received a report on Saturday around 9 p.m. that a sukkah in the area of Richmond Park Dr. and The Queensway S. had been vandalized. The temporary hut was constructed for the week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot on land owned by the Chabad Jewish Centre. A sign was also vandalized.

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According to the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC), the Chabad Jewish Centre’s rabbi said someone tried to enter his home last weekend and confessed to repeated trespassing as well as vandalism of the sukkah. Rabbi Yossi Vorovitch also said the same individual had posted a photo of Hitler and of a man wielding a sword on the Jewish centre’s Google page.

FSWC say they reported the allegations to police.

“We are very pleased that York Region Police have investigated these alarming incidences so effectively and have been successful in making an arrest,” said Avi Benlolo, FSWC president and CEO.

Saeed Ahmad was arrested Tuesday and is charged with mischief in relation to religious property. The 35-year-old Georgina man was held in custody and was to appear in Newmarket court on Wednesday for a bail hearing.