An Anchorage man who pasted swastika stickers at several locations around the city in 2021 has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Photo released by Anchorage police in 2021 as they sought a person of interest in their investigation into the placement of swastika stickers on buildings in the city.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office, in May, 2021, Luke Foster, now 28, placed swastika stickers with the text “WE ARE EVERYWHERE” at eight locations around Anchorage, including the Alaska Jewish Museum and the gay nightclub Mad Myrna’s. Foster returned to the Jewish Museum a few months later to place another sticker and carve a swastika into the door.
“It’s very sad when you see young people who are misguided, and don’t understand the danger of being influenced by the fear of ‘the other,’” said Rabbi Yosef Greenberg, president of the museum board. Greenberg said he was encouraged by an apology Foster made during court proceedings, saying he was misguided and hoped to learn from the experience., according to a 2022 audit from the Anti-Defamation League. Greenberg said, in his 32 years in Alaska, he’s also noticed an uptick in threats against the Jewish community in the last decade. He blames it on the spread of misinformation aided by the internet.
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