FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, October 11, 2024

SEN. LESSER STATEMENT ON NEO-NAZI FLYERS FOUND IN WETHERSFIELD

State Senator Matt Lesser (D-Middletown) issued the following statement today after flyers advertising the racist, anti-Semitic, Neo-Nazi group NSC-13 were found in Wethersfield and were then shared with a first-grader on a school bus. Sen. Lesser represents the residents of Cromwell, Middletown, Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield.

“Today is the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jews around the world, so this is a good opportunity to teach Wethersfield students and everyone about the diversity and tolerance that some people may despise but which actually makes America so strong and successful. It’s also an opportunity to talk about the ugly history of Nazism, which our greatest generation defeated in World War II but which, unfortunately, still exists is some small, dank corners of the world. I have spoken with the mayor and the schools superintendent about this matter, and I know that Wethersfield will move on from this incident because we are greater than any hatred or division.”