SAN DIEGO—Acts of vandalism prompted a closure Oct. 19 of the House of Israel at Balboa Park, one of a group of nation-centric cultural centers at the park designed to promote international goodwill.
The temporary shuttering of the cultural attraction on Pan American Plaza, near Spreckels Organ Pavilion, came after the cottage was maliciously damaged for a second time this week, House of Israel President Ruth Mastron announced Thursday in a social media post.