A hospital in Indiana named after a Jewish couple was victim to an unfortunate malfunction when some of the building’s sign lights went out, meaning the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital instead read “Nazi Hospital”.

The building had been renamed after the couple following a donation of $40 million in 2011 to build new hospital facilities. It was the largest gift ever received by the hospital.

The mishap was spotted by an Indianapolis native and posted on Twitter.

From the 1960s, Mr Eskenazi ran a successful property development company, whilst Mrs Eskenazi worked as a medical lab technician.

In 2013, they were honoured by then-Governor Mike Pence with the Sagamore of the Wabash, one of the state’s highest individual recognitions, for their philanthropy. They have also given money the Indiana University for a scholarship and the Herron School of Art and Design.