Jewish cemetery

Jewish cemetery in Cleveland defaced with swastikas

The incident comes amid a spike in incidents of antisemitism in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.

Belarus:

Headstones from destroyed Jewish cemetery made into memorial

A Jewish cemetery in Belarus was destroyed by Nazis. Now its headstones are being made into a memorial.

Britain:

Man arrested over vandalism at Jewish cemetery

41-year-old man arrested over vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in Kent earlier this month.

'Shabbos goy' of 30 years found to be Jewish

Rabbinate rules man community claimed was not Jewish for 30 years may be buried in a Jewish cemetery after investigation.

German police investigate swastikas sprayed on Jewish headstones

A number of headstones in a Jewish cemetery in Germany were spray-painted with swastikas, prompting a police investigation.

Historic Hartford Jewish cemetery vandalized

Investigation underway after severe damage to Connecticut cemetery in operation since 19th century.

Teens arrested for vandalizing Turkey’s largest Jewish cemetery

At least 81 headstones in 600-year-old Hasköy Cemetery badly damaged by teens between ages of 11 and 13.

Australian Jewish cemetery vandalized with swastikas

Police open hate crime investigation after headstones at New South Wales cemetery defaced with swastikas and paint.

Rome:

Jews whose graves were bulldozed under Ghadaffi remembered

Marble plaques bearing names of 1,800 Jews who were buried in Libya and whose graves were destroyed unveiled in Prima Porta Cemetery.

Germany: Medieval Jewish cemetery sheds light on Jewish history

The German town of Erfurt built a granary atop its Jewish cemetery. Now the bones are yielding insights about Ashkenazi DNA.

Illinois Jewish cemetery graves defaced with swastikas

Vandalism of Waukegan, Illinois cemetery also includes message supporting Kanye West.

Ruling: Restrict Jewish burial rights to pressure Get denier

Man who refused to grant his wife a divorce is prohibited from burying relatives in Jewish cemetery, court rules.

Yemen: Breakaway gov't faction restoring Jewish cemetery

160-year Jewish cemetery in Yemen is being restored with help from breakaway government faction.

Jewish grave markers removed from Vilnius church steps

Jewish headstones found during renovation of Lithuanian church steps moved to city's old Jewish cemetery.

Dozens of graves at Istanbul Jewish cemetery vandalized

36 headstones at Turkish Jewish cemetery damaged by vandals.

70 headstones toppled in Winnipeg Jewish cemetery

Community in shock after dozens of headstones in older part of cemetery vandalized.

Jewish gravestones vandalized at cemetery in northern Denmark

Vandalism follows similar incident that occurred three years ago.

Dozens of Jewish graves in German cemetery desecrated

Large number of Jewish headstones knocked over in cemetery in Saxony-Anhalt, causing significant damage.

Moroccan authorities restore ancient Jewish cemetery of Meknes

Morocco completes renovation of historic Jewish cemetery in Meknes, part of broader overhaul of Jewish heritage sites.

Russian shelling damages Jewish cemetery in Ukraine

Hlukhiv cemetery where victims of 1918 pogrom are buried damaged in ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

Gwyneth Paltrow funds signboard at Jewish cemetery in Poland

Gwyneth Paltrow funds historical signboard at her Jewish ancestors’ cemetery in Poland.

Belgrade Jewish cemetery attacked, axe thrown through window

European Jewish Association Chairman expresses solidarity with community, takes matter up with Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs.

Christians & Muslims help paint over graffiti at Jewish cemetery

Jews, Christians and Muslims come together to paint over swastikas in Argentinian Jewish cemetery.

Jewish groups fume at repeated security breaches at cemetery

Thieves caught trying to take over 200 Jewish headstones from Argentine Jewish cemetery.

Threats to synagogue 'will not diminish the Jewish community'

Investigation is ongoing, but timeframe of threat has passed, St. Louis Park synagogue managing director says.

Vilnius Jewish cemetery defaced with swastika on Rosh Hashanah

Hate symbol was immediately removed from the Old Jewish Cemetery but shortly after was found again on the same sign.

Over 100 headstones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Argentina

Mass vandalism at Tablada Cemetery in the Buenos Aires area discovered just before Rosh Hashannah.

Lithuanian government shelves plans to build on cemetery

Lithuania abandons plan to build conference center atop former Jewish cemetery.

Historic 200-year old Cincinnati Jewish cemetery gets renovation

The restoration is in preparation for the upcoming Cincinnati Jewish community bicentennial celebration taking place in September.

'Outrage and resentment' after Greek Jewish cemetery vandalized

Cemetery in city of Ioannina, vandalized multiple times in the past, was found with damage to a tomb.

Volunteers restore historic Jewish cemetery in Budapest

Kozma Street Cemetery, which has fallen into disrepair over the years, is one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in the world.

Children's graves defaced at Jewish cemetery in Germany

Local police investigating after headstones broken, knocked over by unknown individuals.

Jewish cemetery defaced with swastikas

Visitors to the cemetery in Dundalk, Maryland received an unpleasant surprise when they arrived.

Pre-war ritual facility found at neglected Jewish cemetery

Renovators find a ritual burial facility last used in 1931 at a neglected Jewish cemetery near Moldova.

Anti-Semitic feces-covered note left at Polish Jewish cemetery

Threatening note left on the gates of the Bielsko-Biała Jewish cemetery less than 2 weeks after 67 of its headstones were vandalized.

67 headstones damaged at Jewish cemetery in Poland

19th-century Jewish cemetery vandalized for 3rd time since 2015.

Danish extremist guilty of Jewish cemetery vandalism

Member of neo-Nazi group sentenced for his part in covering Jewish cemetery in red paint during Passover.

Window of Jewish cemetery in Gelsenkirchen, Germany vandalized

Cemetery that was previously vandalized in 2019 has its chapel window broken with rocks.

Sudan's only Jewish cemetery restored

Historic Jewish cemetery in Khartoum restored by Canadian expat who works in Africa.

A Dutch Jewish cemetery has become a Black pilgrimage site

Black community creates memorial day for slave buried in Dutch Jewish cemetery. 'It's about respecting another person's belief.'

Swastika painted at Jewish cemetery near Auschwitz

SS symbol, swastika scrawled on wall of Jewish cemetery in Oświęcim, Poland near site of infamous Nazi death camp.

Jewish cemetery in Michigan vandalized

Reg graffiti including words “TRUMP” and “MAGA” discovered on gravestones at 100-year-old Jewish cemetery in Grand Rapids.

Man who desecrated Jewish graves in Denmark sent to prison

39-year-old man with neo-Nazi sympathies sentenced to a year in prison for desecrating Jewish cemetery in Randers.

Prague: Headstones used as pavement identified in central square

As central Prague square receives new look, workers rip up paving stones made of Jewish desecrated Jewish headstones.

Germany: Two suspects arrested after Jewish cemetery vandalized

Two men aged 21 and 33 arrested for allegedly knocking over 40 tombstones in a Jewish cemetery in western Geilenkirchen.

Again: Headstones vandalized at Jewish cemetery in Slovakia

More than 20 headstones vandalized at Jewish cemetery in northern Slovakia, the second such incident in a week.

Beirut floodwaters sweep away Jewish graves

Floodwater destroys retaining wall at the graveyard in the Ras al-Nabaa district of Beirut, sweeping away entire graves.

Gravestones desecrated in Slovakia Jewish cemetery

Vandals desecrate 59 graves in 18th-century Jewish cemetery in northern Slovakia.

Jewish Agency emissary shocked: Grandma's tombstone vandalized

Tombstone of great grandmother of head of the Jewish Agency’s delegation in France among those vandalized in Westhoffen cemetery.

Denmark: Two suspects arrested in vandalism of Jewish cemetery

Two men, aged 27 and 38, arrested on suspicion of vandalism of gravestones in Jewish section of cemetery in Randers.

Omaha: Dozens of headstones toppled at Jewish cemetery

Police request public's aid in locating perpetrators after vandals topple, break, headstones at Omaha cemetery.

Headstones smashed at British Jewish cemetery

Four headstones smashed at disused Jewish cemetery east of London. Police investigating possible anti-Semitic attack.

Jewish cemetery vandalized in Buenos Aires

Visitors to the cemetery shocked to discover that the surrounding wall was severely damaged, gravestones were smashed and some stolen.

Jewish cemetery vandalized in Czech Republic

One headstone smashed, obscene drawing etched on several others at Jewish cemetery in Osoblaha.

Dublin seeks to reopen Ireland’s oldest Jewish cemetery

Dublin City Council hopes to renovate and reopen Ballybough Cemetery, closed since 1978.

Havana restoring oldest Jewish cemetery in Cuba

City of Havana restoring first Jewish cemetery in Cuba for city's 500th anniversary.

Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Jewish cemetery in Poland

Jewish cemetery in southern Poland vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti referencing Holocaust.

Ukraine Jewish cemetery gets protective fence with German funds

European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative announces fencing of 16th century Buchach Cemetary.

Jews’ headstones smashed in Greek city

Tombstones smashed in Trikala, where only 10 Jews survived the Holocaust, some of those rescued by Prince William's great-grandmother.

Bomb found in New Jersey Jewish cemetery

Explosive device found affixed to headstone in Jewish cemetery in New Jersey.