MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. -- One Jewish family woke up this weekend to find their southwest Miami-Dade County home vandalized with messages of hate.

"It gives me chills," said the victim, who asked not to be identified.

The family first noticed the messages of hate Saturday morning.

"At around 9, my dad just walked out and was in awe that someone would ever do this," said the victim.

What he saw were swastikas, the number 666 and messages of hate spray-painted on his family's driveway, mailbox, garage and walls. Among the messages were the words "burn Jews," "burn in hell" and "Adolph Hitler."

"I was almost two blocks away and I could see the red swastika from that distance," said neighbor Alan Harris. "I was pretty appalled. I was pretty shocked, actually."

The family has lived on the block for a decade and hasn't experienced even an unkind word -- until now. But, they said, this is the third time in three months that their home has been targeted. The home was also recently egged.

"The hatred that someone must have had towards us or towards Jews in itself is just very troubling and I'm extremely traumatized," said the victim. "I (am) very religious and Jewish and I take my religion seriously."

The cleanup process began Monday as crews were out pressure-washing the graffiti. The homeowner described it as "quite a mess" and said having to look at it and clean it "is just really sickening."

"It's a big job," he said. "It doesn't look like a lot, but with all the chemicals and everything involved, it's quite a job."

The family appealed to whoever defaced their property to come forward so they could try to work through their differences and make things right.