The Anti-Defamation League Southern Division, which is offering its own reward of $2,000, said online that “we are grateful to the Huntsville Police and FBI Birmingham for showing such service to and solidarity with the Jewish community. We hope this additional reward money will inspire others to speak out and help correct this wrongful, hate-filled attack.”

FBI poster seeking information on a man perpetrating vandalism in Alabama. Photo: Screenshot.

In addition to the FBI award and ADL rewards, the Huntsville Area Crime Stoppers is also offering a reward of $1,000.

Elsewhere in Alabama, which is home to about 9,500 Jews statewide, authorities in the city of Mobile are decrying vandals who painted swastikas and wrote the words “Heil Hitler,” along with other images on school buses in nearby Semmes.

In a statement posted on Facebook, local Jewish community leaders expressed their outrage at the vandalism.

“Mobile Area Jewish Federation is horrified at the appalling act of antisemitic vandalism that took place at Semmes Middle School. There is no place for hate and bigotry in our community and our country. We believe that education is the only way to fight bigotry, and we urge our community leaders to be proactive about teaching our students about antisemitism,” they wrote online. “We have every confidence that the authorities will do what is necessary to keep our educational, religious institutions and community-at-large safe during this challenging time.”