76ers part owner David Adelman offering reward to catch vandal who drew swastika on Holocaust memorial

A suspect was caught on video spray-painting a swastika at Philadelphia's Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza Sunday, FOX 29 Philadelphia reports. 

Philadelphia 76ers limited partner David Adelman is taking charge of helping find the vandal that drew a green swastika on a wall at the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in the city on Sunday.

Police are currently investigating the matter as a hate crime, calling it a "disgusting act of antisemitism that comes amid a staggering spike in anti-Jewish hatred across Philadelphia and the country more broadly."

Police responded to the scene around 2:21 p.m., per FOX 29 Philadelphia, where it was concluded the vandal drew the swastika overnight. 

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A vandal caught on the act next to a spray-painted swastika on a Holocaust memorial in Philadelphia. (Fox News)

Now, Adelman, the grandson of Sam Wasserman, whom the Holocaust memorial is named after, posted a lengthy statement on X to show his support in catching the vandal. 

"Unconditional compassion is a core tenant in my life so I am compelled to take action following the antisemitic vandalism that defaced the @Philly Holocaust Memorial Plaza on Sunday," he began. 

"I have spent the last two decades championing the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Plaza and Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation’s mission of educating people on the atrocities of the past, while working toward a future of tolerance and enlightenment. To know that a plaza, that was named for my grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, was vandalized with such hate, proves just how much these types of memorials and educational opportunities are needed and the compassion still