LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Lancaster police arrested a man today whom they’ve been searching for after he allegedly posted antisemitic signs outside of a synagogue.

On Sep. 19 and Sep. 20, Joshua Reisinger allegedly put up three signs containing Nazi symbols outside of Degal Israel Congregation, an Orthodox synagogue and school in Lancaster Township. There were also reportedly handwritten notes found with references to Palestine.

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A congregant was removing one of the signs when they reported seeing the 37-year-old in his truck. Reisinger allegedly made a gun sign with his hand and did a shooting motion as he drove away.

Rabbi Elazar Rosenberg said the congregation has taken extra precautions due to the incident’s alarming proximity to Yom Kippur.

“We applied for the security grant twice– got denied. This year we applied, and you know, this might be the year we get approved, hopefully,” said Rabbi Rosenberg.

Students and congregants of Degal Israel said they want to move forward and not dwell on negativity after their synagogue was vandalized with hate symbols.

“We focus on the positive and not on, you know, the negatives of what happened. It didn’t affect our Yom Kippur,” said Tzvi Greher, who has been a part of the congregation for around five years.

“We stick to each other. We take care of each other. We’re not going to let one random guy with a sign bother us,” said congregant Gershon Katz.

Rabbi Rosenberg said even in the face of antisemitism, Degal Israel is focused on faith.

“We’re nothing different. We’re American. We practice Judaism. I mean, it’s our religion. It’s our life. We’re American, just like everyone else,” he said.

Reisinger was identified with the help of other police agencies that previously investigated him for similar crimes.

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On Sept. 21, Reisinger was arrested for a string of vandalism in Dauphin County, including written threats, dead animals and unusual objects.