Posts Tagged: Jewish cemetery desecration
‘Ça Suffit!’: Thousands Demonstrate in Paris and Across France Against Surging Antisemitism
More than 20,000 demonstrators filled the Place de la Republique in Paris on Tuesday night in response to a nationwide call for mass rallies against...
Israeli PM on Desecration of Jewish Cemetery in France: Antisemitism Is a ‘Plague That Endangers Everyone’
Following the desecration of dozens of graves at a Jewish cemetery near the eastern French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
French Minister Pays Respects at Desecrated Jewish Cemetery
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner on Friday paid his respects at a Jewish cemetery near Strasbourg, days after 37 of its tombstones and a monument to Holocaust...
Tombstones Vandalized in Romanian Jewish Cemetery on Holocaust Remembrance Day
JNS.org - Some ten tombstones in a Jewish cemetery in the Romanian capital of Bucharest were vandalized earlier this week as Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day. Aurel...
Jewish Cemetery Vandalism in Rochester Prompts NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Call for Investigation
Vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in Rochester raised the specter Thursday of a local version of the antisemitic hate crimes seen elsewhere across the country. Throughout...
Trump Begins Congress Speech by Condemning Recent Wave of Antisemitic Attacks in the US
JNS.org - President Donald Trump began his address to Congress Tuesday night by calling attention to the nationwide wave of antisemitic threats and attacks. “Tonight, as we...
Dozens of Headstones Vandalized at Jewish Cemetery in Philadelphia
JNS.org - At least 75 headstones were found overturned Sunday in a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia in the latest attack targeting the American Jewish community. According...
Vice President Mike Pence Visits Jewish Cemetery Vandalized in Missouri, Condemns Antisemitism
JNS.org - Vice President Mike Pence visited the Jewish cemetery near St. Louis, Mo., Wednesday to pitch in on efforts to repair more than 170 tombstones...
‘Watch What Happens Live’ Host Andy Cohen Rails Against Desecration of Missouri Jewish Cemetery Where Many of His Relatives Are Buried
In the "Jackhole" segment of Bravo TV's "Watch What Happens Live" on Monday night, host Andy Cohen railed against the desecration of more than 100 gravestones at the historic...
Jewish Cemetery Headstones Desecrated in UK City of Manchester
JNS.org - Fourteen headstones at a Jewish cemetery in the British city of Manchester were vandalized in an apparent antisemitic act. The headstones were smashed on...
Vandalism Strikes Twice at Historic Jewish Cemetery in Connecticut
Two acts of vandalism were discovered at a historic Jewish cemetery in Connecticut recently, the Hartford Courant reported on Thursday. Police were called to the Zion Hill Cemetery in...
Jewish Cemetery In Germany Desecrated for Third Time in Three Months
A Jewish cemetery in Germany was desecrated for the third time in three months, according to a UK project that cited the German newspaper Hannoversche Allgemeine. The project --...
Greece Outraged Over Desecration of Athens Holocaust Memorial for Children
Greece's Foreign Ministry on Thursday denounced the recent desecration of a commemorative plaque in Athens dedicated to Greek Jewish children murdered in the Holocaust. The memorial, located next to...
Archaeologists Confirm Lithuanian Power Grid Was Built With Jewish Tombstones
Yahoo/AP - Archaeologists confirmed this week that the electrical substation was built with tombstones pilfered from a Jewish cemetery. Vilinius Mayor Remigijus Simasius told the AP...
