Cemetery Desecration

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.

Volunteers guard Jewish cemeteries in northeastern France

Rising antisemitic vandalism in France has led to a program where volunteers guard historic Jewish sites in Alsace region.

Dozens of gravestones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Turkey

Destruction was discovered by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Gabbai of the Oholei Tzadikim organization.

Christians & Muslims help paint over graffiti at Jewish cemetery

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

Argentina: Jewish groups fume at repeated security breaches at cemetery

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

Minnesota Jews targeted by cemetery vandalism, violent threats during Rosh Hashanah week

St Louis Park synagogue forced to cancel services and preschool after violent threat while 30 tombstones in St Paul Jewish cemetery toppled.

Over 100 headstones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Argentina

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

'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.

Children's graves defaced at Jewish cemetery in Chemnitz, Germany

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

Children's graves defaced at Jewish cemetery in Germany

Swastikas spray painted on 13 headstones at Baltimore Jewish cemetery

Large grounds home to burial plots from over 10 local congregations hit with anti-Semitic vandalism that has since been cleaned up.

Swastikas spray painted on graves at Baltimore Jewish cemetery

Anti-Semitic feces-covered note left at recently vandalized 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.

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

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.

Headstones smashed at Jewish cemeteries in Ukraine and Romania

2 Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe see headstones smashed in anti-Semitic incidents.

Drunk driver crashes into Jewish cemetery in the UK, damages nine headstones

Incident that caused approximately $20,000 in damages described as "distressing" by the United Synagogue.

Drunk driver crashes into Jewish cemetery, damages headstones

Jewish gravestones vandalized in Belfast cemetery

Ten gravestones, some dating back to the 1870s, were vandalized and toppled at Northern Irish cemetery.

Infuriating footage from the military cemetery

Extremists may have burned flags, wreaths, at IDF cemetery. 'They're a provocative handful, don't deserve to be called haredim,' MK says.

Dozens of French graves defaced with swastikas

In unusual twist, none of the affected graves belonged to Jews.

Headstones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Ukraine

Multiple headstones were destroyed at the Jewish cemetery of Malyn in Ukraine

Headstones smashed at Jewish cemeteries in Moldova and Hungary

5 headstones smashed at Moldova cemetery which has been repeatedly targeted in recent years.

Jewish cemetery desecrated days before Greece neo-Nazi verdict

'Jews out' painted at Jewish cemetery near Athens days before verdict in murder trial of neo-Nazi.

Tombstones vandalized at 3 Jewish cemeteries in Poland

Third case of vandalism at a Polish Jewish cemetery this month reported in southern Poland, after 20 tombstones damaged.

More than 30 headstones damaged at South African Jewish cemetery

Community intends to restore headstones, then lay them flat, burial society head says.

Jewish and Black historical cemeteries vandalized in Virginia with Nazi symbol

White nationalist symbols spray-painted at Jewish and African American cemeteries in Virginia.

Virginia: Jewish and Black cemeteries vandalized

Dozens of headstones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Russia

Jewish cemetery in St. Petersburg vandalized. Police investigating case, but have no suspects or security camera footage.

Jewish cemetery turned into garbage dump

After state builds highway cutting Jewish town of Yarhiv off from its cemetery, Arabs desecrate site, dump garbage and drugs there.

France: Dozens of gravestones vandalized with swastikas

About 20 gravestones in cemetery in Aude region vandalized with swastikas and the words “Death to Jews”.

Desecration of ancient German Jewish cemetery: Not anti-Semitism - this time

Police, Jewish community of Worms say vandalism of ancient cemetery was work of crazy person who escaped custody, not anti-Semitism.

Attack on ancient Jewish cemetery: Not anti-Semitism - this time

Germany: Dozens of Jewish graves destroyed in ancient cemetery in Worms

Ancient Jewish cemetery in Worms, Germany vandalized, with dozens of graves shattered and desecrated.

Hand-washing fountain and maintenance trailer damaged at Santa Rosa Jewish cemetery

Fountain in California dedicated to Holocaust survivors toppled and smashed.

Jewish cemetery in Poland vandalized with spray-paint

Anti-Semitic message spray-painted onto wall of Jewish cemetery in southern Poland, a year after previous vandalism.

Swastikas drawn on street in front of New Orleans Jewish cemetery

Vandals paint swastikas in front of Jewish cemetery where Holocaust survivors and WWII veterans are buried, report says.

Swastikas drawn in front of New Orleans Jewish cemetery

Woman arrested for digging at grave of slain soldier Amit Ben Yigal

41-year-old Rishon Letzion resident arrested after signs of digging found at grave of soldier killed in block-throwing attack last week.

Arrest in desecration of slain soldier's grave

Signs of digging at grave of soldier killed in block-throwing attack

Father of Sgt. Amit Ben Yigal visits cemetery with military officials after signs of digging reported at his son's grave.

Signs of digging at grave of slain soldier

Jewish cemetery in Bulgaria vandalized

Gravestones toppled, broken in 19th century Jewish cemetery in Shoumen.

Jewish cemetery in southwest France vandalized

Significant damage done to a dozen graves in Jewish cemetery of Bayonne.