HOWELL, Mich(WLNS)— A bunch of individuals had been seen waving Nazi flags in two totally different Mid-Michigan cities, together with outdoors of a Jewish play.
Many individuals had been waving flags with swastikas on them in entrance of the American Legion Put up in Howell. On the identical time, the Fowlerville Neighborhood Theater carried out the “Diary of Anne Frank” on Saturday evening.
Nazi demonstrators seen in Howell and Fowlerville
A member of the Howell American Legion Put up says the legion heard concerning the rising antisemitism and thought folks might be taught from the play.
Becky Frank, a forged member who performed Anne Frank’s mom, says the incident was very troubling.
“It was upsetting,” said Frank. “You know, just knowing the character I was playing, knowing a lot of the research that I did on my character.”
Brandon Johnson, Director of the play, says he’s by no means skilled something like that earlier than.
“It kind, of uh, surprised me to have something that I was doing and had my name on getting protested.”
The theater group had been performing the play for two weeks.
Laura Goldtwait, Commander on the Howell American Legion says she believes the group was there to intimate folks, one thing the legion doesn’t stand for.
“I’m at a loss honestly,” said Goldtwiat. “Both personally and as an organization.”
Witnesses say after the group left Howell, they made their option to downtown Fowlerville.
One witness says the lads had their faces coated with masks that learn 1488, a logo of white supremacy.
Alex Sutfill, who was driving downtown together with his spouse on the time says he known as the police after seeing the group.
“There was a group of people at the four-way intersection in downtown that had swastika flags and American flags,” said Sutfill. “They were sticking their arms up and yelling hail Hitler and Hail Trump and everything like that.”
Peter Damerow, who confronted the group says they instructed him to return to his nation.
“They looked at me and one of them said,” said Damerow. “No this is Pureville now, and we’re here to make sure it stays pure.”
He says he believes the group did this as a result of present political local weather throughout the county.
“I actually felt like they felt snug sufficient to do that due to Trump’s reelection and what they mentioned to me on the cease gentle made that fairly clear,” mentioned Damerow.
Though the evening was interrupted, the Fowlerville Neighborhood Theater mentioned they had been capable of end performing the play.
They had been simply completely happy to symbolize historical past.
