Posts Tagged: jewish cemetery vandalism
Political Graffiti Turns Up on Headstones in Michigan Jewish Cemetery
JNS.org - A 100-year-old Jewish cemetery in Michigan was vandalized with the words “TRUMP” and “MAGA.” The cemetery in Grand Rapids belongs to Congregation Ahavas Israel,...
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 Leaders Meet With US Attorney General in Wake of Bomb Threats
JNS.org - In the wake of an unprecedented wave of bomb threats against JCCs and vandalism at Jewish cemeteries across North America, Jewish leaders met Thursday...
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...
‘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...
Vandals Damage Jewish Cemetery in Missouri
JNS.org -- A Jewish cemetery in Missouri was vandalized Monday, with some 100 headstones damaged. The incident at the Chesed Shel Emeth Society is being investigated by police. Missouri Governor...
Bronze Stars of David Stolen From Massachusetts Memorial for Young Girl Killed in the Holocaust
Two bronze Stars of David were stolen over the weekend from a Massachusetts memorial honoring a young girl killed in the Holocaust, the local news outlet NECN reported on Tuesday. The sculpture, called...
More Than 50 Headstones Vandalized in Indiana Jewish Cemetery
Groundskeepers at the Fort Wayne Jewish Cemetery in Indiana discovered on Monday more than 50 toppled headstones, some badly damaged, according to the Indianapolis-based television...
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 --...
Vandals Smash, Burn Tombstones in Mount of Olives Cemetery
A Jewish cemetery in East Jerusalem was desecrated and set on fire early Wednesday morning, leaving about ten tombstones smashed and damaged. Trees and bushes in...
Polish City to Secure Jewish Cemetery After Vandalism
JNS.org - The city of Olkusz in southern Poland has decided to set up security at its Jewish cemetery and build a high wall...
Jewish Graves Vandalized in Hungary; Human Remains Scattered
i24News - Twenty graves have been vandalized in a Jewish cemetery, The Associated Press, quoting the leader of a small Hungarian Jewish community, reported on Sunday. According...
3 Arabs From Jerusalem Suspected of Vandalizing Jewish Gravestones
JNS.org - The Jerusalem Central Investigative Unit of the Israel Police on Monday arrested three Arab residents of eastern Jerusalem's A-Tor neighborhood who are...
