This is the Forward’s coverage of vandalism, including antisemitic attacks against Jews.
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News Right Before Yom Kippur, New York Synagogue Finds Swastikas Spray-Painted on Cemetery Wall
As Jews prayed this weekend to be sealed into the Book of Life, vandals in a upstate New York town of Warwick disrespected their dead. Police in the town on October 9 alerted officials at nearby Temple Beth Shalom that the front of their cemetery had been defaced with a spray-painted swastika and Nazi slogans…
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Fast Forward Jewish Graves Vandalized in Infamous Polish Town
Unknown individuals painted pentagrams and wrote a former Pope’s name on several Jewish tombstones they desecrated in southern Poland. The desecration occurred recently at the Jewish cemetery of Olkusz, a town located 25 miles northwest of Krakow, according to a report released Monday on the Facebook page of the Monitoring Centre for Racist and Xenophobic…
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Fast Forward Jewish Cemetery in Northern Hungary Vandalized
Gravestones were vandalized in a Jewish cemetery in northern Hungary. Up to 20 gravestones, including two crypts, were vandalized over the weekend in the Jewish cemetery of Gyongyos, in northern Hungary, the MTI-Hungarian News Agency Corp. reported on Sunday, citing Peter Weisz, the leader of the local Jewish community. Tombstones were toppled and smashed, and…
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Fast Forward Swastikas, ‘Hitler,’ Graffitied on Former Mauthausen Concentration Camp
Four swastikas and “Hitler” were found on the former Mauthausen concentration camp. The graffiti was written with a felt pen and carved onto walls at the former camp, the Upper Austria State Police said Monday in a statement, according to Austrian news reports. An investigation was launched into the incident at Mauthausen, which is now…
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Fast Forward Suburban Philadelphia Home Hit by ‘Move Jew’ Vandals
Religious leaders, political officials and community members gathered in a leafy Philadelphia suburb to denounce anti-Semitic vandalism at a Jewish family’s home. The rally in Yardley, Pa., in bucolic Bucks Country, was held several days after the words “Move Jew” were spray-painted on the township home’s garage door, according to Philly.com. Local police are investigating….
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Fast Forward Graves Vandalized in Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives
More than 40 graves were vandalized at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives. The vandalized graves were located in the Ger Hasidic section of the Jerusalem cemetery. Many headstones were toppled over or smashed, and brass lamps and other items were stolen. The damage was discovered on Friday afternoon, the second day of…
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Fast Forward Mourner’s Car Vandalized At Miami Memorial For Slain Rabbi
A mourner attending a memorial service in North Miami Beach, Fla., for murdered rabbi Joseph Raksin had his car defaced with anti-Semitic symbols. A swastika and Iron Cross were etched Sunday on a BMW owned by the mourner, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. The Miami-Dade Police Department is investigating the vandalism. The service at the…
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Fast Forward Belfast Synagogue Vandalized Twice in One Weekend
A window was smashed on successive days at a synagogue in Belfast, Ireland. The vandalism at the Belfast Hebrew Congregation took place on Friday night and the following day, the BBC reported. In the latter incident, the replacement window was shattered. Police are treating the vandalism as a religious hate crime. Ulster Unionist leader Mike…
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