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Milwaukee rabbi and son ordered to pay $1,000 to muralist who reportedly praised Hamas in court

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026Sara Wood

A retired rabbi and his son were sentenced Wednesday in Milwaukee for having destroyed a local mural in 2024 that depicted the Star of David transforming into a swastika. Rabbi Peter and Zechariah “Zee” Mehler were ordered to pay $1,000 total in restitution to Ihsan Atta, the property owner who had put up the mural. […]

A rabbi and his son were arrested for vandalizing a swastika mural. Are they heroes or hooligans?

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025Sara Wood

Zechariah Mehler wanted to see the swastika for himself. It was September, and Milwaukee was abuzz over a mural that had gone up on the side of a commercial building in the city’s sixth district. Painted on slabs of vinyl affixed to the brick, the mural — a large rectangle about the size of the […]