Ignore the fact that the building belonging to Baruch Hashem Messianic is called a "synagogue" and it's congregants are called "Jewish", this is still pretty disturbing to those of us that live around here.

Synagogue Wants Vandalism Investigated As Hate Crime (Slideshow included)

A North Dallas synagogue has its faith tested by vandals as the congregation celebrates the start of Hanukkah.

Congregants at Baruch Hashem showed up for morning prayer Monday and found hateful words on the building, and in recent months several windows of the sanctuary were shot out.

The synagogue wants police officers to investigate it as a hate crime.

Off-duty officers will help guard the area during services but the racial slurs are really upsetting to members of the congregation.

"They don't understand that Hitler is really upsetting for Jewish people to hear because he killed six million of us and it makes me mad, I can't stand that," Elizabeth Keim said.

The synagogue is no stranger to violence.

In 1997 a gunman attacked the synagogue, taking hostages and claimed he wanted to kill Jewish people.