Anti-Semitism and Nazism at the Jewish cemetery

Alert DateAugust 27, 2012 Country: Poland Address: Wrocław General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-semitism
Groups affected / Interested in: National minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Daily life
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At the end of August, there was a case of vandalism at the Jewish cemetery in Wroclaw. In addition to the devastation, the perpetrator left behind slogans "Sieg Heil", "Jude raus", "Fu.. the Jews", swastikas and the inscription: "Jews were exterminated here". The police launched an investigation on the basis of Article 288 of the Criminal Code, which relates to the destruction of property. Such classification of the act gives rise to controversy, because it overlooks the issue of propagating ethnic hatred and the promoting totalitarian symbols by means of the symbols placed on the graves. Such actions are in fact severely penalized in Poland.

Source:

Jewish.org.pl., 2012, Dewastacja we Wrocławiu (Davastation in Wrocław), http://www.jewish.org.pl/index.php/pl/antysemityzm-mainmenu-72/5118-dewastacja-we-wrocawiu.html, Accessed on 05.12.2012