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Antisemitic vandals targeted a suburban Philadelphia town with anti-Jewish symbols that were discovered by a Holocaust survivor, ABC6 reported.

The vandalism in Tredyffrin Township included swastikas that were spray painted on signs across the suburban area 25 miles outside Philadelphia.

"I'm a Holocaust survivor and it just hit me between the eyes," Howard Griffel told the news outlet.

Discovering the swastikas brought up the trauma of being a survivor, he explained.

"First shock, then sadness. There were tears and then anger," he said.

He took photos of the graffiti and immediately contacted police. Authorities removed the hateful symbols within 24 hours.

Police told ABC6 that seven incidents occurred over a three-day span last week.

The vandals face criminal mischief and ethnic intimidation charges.

The recent graffiti spree follows the arrest in late March of a teen who was charged with ethnic intimidation for antisemitic and racist graffiti found in a residential area of Tredyffrin Township and also at a local mall on March 26.

The 15-year-old was charged with criminal mischief and ethnic intimidation, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Police said that they are not sure if last week's incidents are related to the March graffiti spree.