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        1/14/2008, Shevat 7, 5768

      Chicago Jewish Graves Vandalized


      Nearly 60 headstones at a Chicago Jewish cemetery were spray-painted with anti-Semitic graffiti, including slogans such as "Aryan Power" and "Juden raus" (German for "Jews out") and a Star of David hanging from a gallows.  About 46,000 people are buried at the Westlawn Cemetery in northwestern Chicago, where the vandalism occurred on January 6. The cost of cleaning up the damage is estimated at $100,000.

      Local law enforcement is calling the vandalism a hate crime.