Jewish gravestones vandalized in two American areas
First the vandalism took place in Missouri, and now Pennsylvania's been struck next at a Jewish cemetary:
Dozens of headstones were found toppled at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia on Sunday.Pence did the right thing to join in the repair efforts. I hope it's discovered soon who was responsible for the repellent act at the cemetaries.
Police said that the incident at the city’s Mount Carmel Cemetery was an act of vandalism and have opened an investigation, according to a local ABC affiliate. [...]
The discovery of the vandalized Jewish headstones in Philadelphia Sunday follows a similar incident last week in which over 150 graves were damaged at a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis.
The vandalism at the Jewish graveyard in Missouri was decried by leading American Jewish groups, who called on the US authorities to take action in response to a perceived recent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the US. It was also followed by US President Donald Trump’s first explicit condemnation over the trend.
On Wednesday, US Vice President Mike Pence visited the Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery outside of St. Louis where the incident took place, joining Missouri’s Jewish Governor Eric Greitens and other volunteers in an interfaith service and cleanup effort.
Labels: anti-semitism, United States, White House
