(EDITOR’S NOTE: Image contains profanity.) Anti-Semitic graffiti is written on the Beth Jacob Congregation of Irvine on October 31, 2018 in Irvine, California. Image by Getty Images

(JTA) — A synagogue in Irvine, California was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.

The graffiti was discovered on Wednesday when employees of Beth Jacob Congregation of Irvine arrived at the building for work, according to reports.

The graffiti read “F**k Jews” in red spray paint. The message was painted over shortly after police were done on the premises, KABC reported.

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The Irvine Police Department have increased patrols at Jewish facilities in the city, according to the report, and called on the public to report any suspicious activity.

A police spokeswoman told AFP that the attack on the synagogue is “unusual.”

“It is not a normal thing to have this type of crime in Irvine,” she said.

Surveillance footage shows a person wearing a hoodie, sunglasses and a surgical facemask jumping over the fence of the synagogue after 1 a.m., and then vandalizing the building and stealing a bicycle.

Alyssa Fisher is a news writer at the Forward. Email her at fisher@forward.com, or follow her on Twitter at @alyssalfisher

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