The Jewish Community was shocked and disgusted to hear that the memorial to Roma victims of the Nazis in Queens Park has again again been desecrated so soon after similar vandalism last November.

We note also that Queens Park and Govanhill are areas where many refugees have found shelter. Many Jewish families made their homes there after fleeing Russian pogroms and the Nazi Holocaust. Many local Jewish people will recall attending the four synagogues that used to be in the area, and spending Shabbat afternoons in Queens Park.

The Romani Rose Tree Memorial in Queens Park in Glasgow was the first memorial in Scotland to the memory of the hundreds of thousands of Roma who were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust, and was planted by members of the Romano Lav last year with a plaque to mark the Roma Genocide Memorial Day. The memorial was restored after being destroyed last November, and has now been desecrated again.

The Jewish Community shares the disgust of the local community with this act of vandalism, and has issued this statement of sympathy and support. We will continue to work with others to build good relations and understanding between Scotland's diverse communities.

SCoJeC and the Glasgow Jewish Representative Council have issued a joint statement of support and solidarity with the Roma Community: