A Jewish cemetery in the Cleveland area was found to have been vandalized with antisemitic graffiti over the weekend.It happened at a cemetery in Brooklyn, Ohio, which is just outside of downtown Cleveland.Several of the headstones at the cemetery were painted with swastikas.Volunteers took it upon themselves to wash away the graffiti from the headstones, with many involved in the clean-up process.The Jewish Federation of Cleveland released a statement about the incident, saying in part, “It is absolutely sickening that anyone could have so much hate for the Jewish people that they would desecrate Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery. This cowardly act to violate the memory of our elders only confirms what we already know: the hatred of the Jewish community here and around the world now is at a level not seen in generations.”
A Jewish cemetery in the Cleveland area was found to have been vandalized with antisemitic graffiti over the weekend.
It happened at a cemetery in Brooklyn, Ohio, which is just outside of downtown Cleveland.
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Several of the headstones at the cemetery were painted with swastikas.
Volunteers took it upon themselves to wash away the graffiti from the headstones, with many involved in the clean-up process.
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland released a statement about the incident, saying in part, “It is absolutely sickening that anyone could have so much hate for the Jewish people that they would desecrate Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery. This cowardly act to violate the memory of our elders only confirms what we already know: the hatred of the Jewish community here and around the world now is at a level not seen in generations.”