This is the Forward’s coverage of vandalism, including antisemitic attacks against Jews.
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Fast Forward Two Teenagers Arrested for Defacing Jewish Cemetery in England
Two teenagers have been arrested for vandalizing a Jewish cemetery in Manchester, England. Gravestones in the Rochdale Road cemetery were painted with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti, and about 40 were toppled in last week’s attack. The damage is estimated at more than $170,000, according to the Jewish Chronicle. The two 13-year-old boys were arrested Friday,…
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Fast Forward Retired N.Y. Cop Blames Anti-Semitic Vandalism on ‘Cheap’ Jews
The former New York police officer charged with spray-painting anti-Jewish obscenities in Brooklyn said he did it because of “cheap” Jews. Michael Setiawan, who was arraigned last Friday on a 39-count indictment, made the assertion in court papers, according to the New York Daily News. “When I was a deliveryman, they never gave me anything,”…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Ditches Bulletproof Popemobile for Israel Trip
(Reuters) — Pope Francis is shunning bulletproof vehicles during his trip to the Middle East this month, insisting that he use a normal car and be allowed to be as close to people as possible, the Vatican said on Thursday. The Vatican, briefing reporters on the trip, also confirmed that a rabbi and an Islamic…
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Fast Forward Mark Rothko ‘Black on Maroon’ Restored After Tate Gallery Vandalism
(Reuters) — A Mark Rothko painting vandalised at London’s Tate Modern gallery 18 months ago went back on public view on Tuesday after the first-ever effort to strip graffiti ink off a major artwork without damaging the layers of paintwork. Rothko’s “Black on Maroon” was attacked in October 2012 by an aspiring artist who scrawled…
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Fast Forward Catholics Warn of ‘Poison’ Atmosphere of Hate as Visit of Pope Francis Nears
Two weeks ahead of Pope Francis’s trip to the Holy Land, the Roman Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem said vandal attacks by suspected Jewish extremists “poison the atmosphere” of the papal visit. Patriarch Fouad Twal, the Church’s senior cleric in the Holy Land, described the so-called “price tag” attacks as acts of “terror” and called on…
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Fast Forward Anti-Christian Wave in Israel Worries Church as Pope Francis VIsit Nears
(Reuters) — The Roman Catholic Church in Jerusalem, preparing for a papal visit later this month, has expressed alarm over threats to Christians scrawled by suspected Jewish extremists on church property in the Holy Land. In an incident on Monday, “Death to Arabs and Christians and all those who hate Israel” was daubed in Hebrew…
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Fast Forward Teaneck Students Busted for ‘Craziest’ School Vandalism
Students in Teaneck, N.J., might have taken senior prank season a bit too far this year. At least, that’s what the police are saying. More than 60 Teaneck High School seniors were arrested overnight for breaking into their school, flipping desks, greasing doorknobs and peeing on floors. The students could potentially face criminal mischief and…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Vandals Deface Grave of Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Brother
A Holocaust memorial and the grave of the brother of the late Lubavitcher rebbe were vandalized in Ukraine, amid a string of anti-Semitic attacks in the country. The Holocaust Memorial in Sevastopol in the Crimean Peninsula was spray painted in red with a hammer and sickle and the letters USSR, and with what appeared to…
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