Posts Tagged: Jewish cemetery
Over 100 Headstones Desecrated at Historic Jewish Cemetery in Philadelphia
More than 100 headstones were toppled at a historic Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. The groundskeeper of Adath Jeshurun Cemetery arrived around 6 a.m. Thursday to the...
Jewish Rights Group Opposes European Funding for Convention Center on Site of Lithuanian Jewish Cemetery
The Simon Wiesenthal Center said it was opposed to a Lithuanian plan to seek European funding for the construction of a convention center built on...
Twin Reports Document Desecration at Lithuanian Jewish Gravesites
Two reports emerged this week documenting the seemingly irreverent use of historical Jewish gravesites in Lithuania for urban projects in recent times. On Tuesday, a Jewish group said...
Archaeologists Confirm Lithuanian Power Grid Was Built With Jewish Tombstones
Yahoo/AP - Archaeologists confirmed this week that the electrical substation was built with tombstones pilfered from a Jewish cemetery. Vilinius Mayor Remigijus Simasius told the AP...
Muslims Harass Mourners at Jewish Cemetery in Sweden
JNS.org - Police in Malmo, Sweden, have issued an order to post officers near a Jewish cemetery during funerals following a series of incidents...
Protect Cemeteries Act Praised by Group Preserving Poland’s Desecrated Jewish Grave Sites
An organization working to preserve old Jewish cemeteries in Poland expressed support for U.S. Rep. Grace Meng's (D-NY) legislation passed by the House of Representatives on...
LA’s Mount Zion: The Forgotten Jewish Cemetery
Mount Zion, despite its lofty name, is in tatters. Not the hill in Jerusalem mind you, but the cemetery in Los Angeles where famous Yiddish...
Report: Drew Barrymore Removing Tattoos for Judaism
Actress Drew Barrymore is reportedly undergoing painful laser surgery to remove her six tattoos so that she can be buried in a Jewish cemetery. A couple...
A German Town Mourns Its Holocaust Past – The DP Camp Story Part 2
We last left Lillian and David Gewirtzman as they were about to meet the Mayor and townspeople of Ulm Germany for the opening...
