Vandalism at a Jewish cemetery

Alert DateNovember 25, 2012 Country: Poland Address: Łódź 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 November 2012, about 20 graves were destroyed at the Jewish Cemetery in Lodz. Most of them were tombs newly renovated by families who live outside Polish borders. Among the devastated graves was, inter alia, the grave of a Rabbi from Staszow, a descendant of Elimelech of Lezajsk.

Source:

Jewish.org.pl, 2012, Dewastacja w Łodzi (Devestation in Łódź), http://www.jewish.org.pl/index.php/pl/antysemityzm-mainmenu-72/5209-dewastacja-w-odzi.html, Accessed on 26.11.2012