Unknown perpetrators vandalised 12 gravestones and a statue in the Jewish cemetery of Székesfehérvár

Alert DateDecember 10, 2009 Country: Hungary Address: Székesfehérvár General Type: Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-semitism
Groups affected / Interested in: Religious minorities
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In December 2009 unknown perpetrators vandalised 12 gravestones and a statue in the Jewish cemetery of Székesfehérvár, and painted on the wall of its Memorial Hall the words ‘We don’t need a Jewish Casino.’ This happened a day after a conference was held in the Parliament where Nobel peace prize winner Elie Wiesel was present as a keynote speaker, and spoke about the sweep of extremism a worrisome phemomenon. [1]

[1] STOP–MTI (2009) ‘Zsidó temetőt gyaláztak meg Székesfehérváron’ [Jewish cemetery vandalised in Székesfehérvár'], in: STOP.hu, 11.12.2009, available at: http://www.stop.hu/articles/article.php?id=578050 (Date of access: 19.02.2012).