Dutch government aims to restore forgotten Jewish cemeteries
Dutch government gives $2.76 million to restoring Jewish cemeteries.
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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.
Visitors to be allowed access to Jewish hospitals, synagogues
Dozens of synagogues usually closed for security reasons to open to public on 20th European Days of Jewish Culture.
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.
EU gives nearly $1 million to map Jewish cemeteries
European Union awards nearly $1 million to project aiming to survey some 1,500 Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe.
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.
Poland: Exhibit showcases a third of destroyed Jewish cemeteries
Non-Jewish activists show Jewish cemeteries’ destruction in Polish parliament exhibit.
Bomb found in New Jersey Jewish cemetery
Explosive device found affixed to headstone in Jewish cemetery in New Jersey.
Headstones toppled at NJ Jewish cemetery
Vandals topple New Jersey headstones, including one belonging to Jewish World War II veteran.
Report: Arab men barbecue in Jewish cemetery
Photos show Arab men having barbecue in Jewish cemetery in Tunisia.
Vandal nabbed for painting swastikas on Dutch Jewish cemetery
Police arrest man suspected of vandalizing 300-year-old Amsterdam cemetery with Nazi symbols
England: Vandals smash headstones at Jewish cemetery
Over 30 headstones toppled, smashed, at Jewish cemetery in Manchester.
Flames ravage Russian Jewish cemetery
Blaze torches Jewish cemetery in Voronezh, Russia. Authorities investigating if fire was result of arson.
Youths smash dozens of headstones in Serbian Jewish cemetery
Serbian youth jump fence, smash headstones, in Jewish cemetery.
Poland’s government to restore Warsaw Jewish cemetery
Poland’s government pledges $28 million to restoring the Warsaw Jewish cemetery.
Jewish cemetery receives 'large check' from Linda Sarsour's fund
Vandalized Jewish cemetery in Colorado receives money from Linda Sarsour’s fundraising campaign.
Human remains dug up next to Jewish cemetery in Poland
Construction work uncovers human remains next to Jewish cemetery in eastern Poland.
Medieval Jewish cemetery uncovered in Bologna, Italy
Authorities discover site of ancient Jewish cemetery destroyed in 1569.
Philadelphia Mayor visits vandalized Jewish cemetery
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney tours refurbished Mount Carmel Cemetery which was vandalized in February.
Belarus court OKs luxury flats atop former Jewish cemeteries
Despite government promise to protect Jewish sites, Belarus court approves construction plans tossing Jewish remains 'into city dumpsters.'
Cape Verde lists Jewish cemeteries as heritage sites
African Island nation designates Jewish cemeteries as national heritage sites, banning their demolition.
Headstones toppled at Boston-area Jewish cemetery
Vandals top six headstones at Netherlands Cemetery in Melrose.
Tombstones toppled at Philadelphia Jewish cemetery
Five tombstones knocked over at Jewish cemetery in northeast Philadelphia. Police investigating.
Tombstones vandalized in Jewish cemetery in Rome
Dozens of gravestones desecrated at Verano cemetery in Rome, Italy.
Tombstones vandalized in Romanian Jewish cemetery
Vandals smash 10 tombstones at Jewish cemetery in Bucharest.
Headstones toppled at Jewish cemetery not vandalism
Police in Philadelphia determine that headstones toppled in Jewish cemetery fell due to age and environmental factors.
30 Jewish graves vandalized in Pennsylvania
Police say there's 'no evidence' toppled and broken gravestones are result of vandalism.
Remains of medieval Jews buried in Jewish cemetery
400-year-old Jewish remains receive Jewish burial after excavations disturb them.
Vandals smash 80% of headstones in French Jewish cemetery
Unknown perpetrators smash 40 out of 50 headstones in Jewish cemetery east of Paris.
Restoration of Philadelphia Jewish cemetery begins
Dozens of volunteers and laborers begin restoration of toppled and damaged headstones at Philadelphia Jewish cemetery.
Truck accident topples gravestones in Jewish cemetery near Paris
Truck belonging to the city of Paris plows through a Jewish cemetery and topples 13 tombstones in what authorities say was an accident.
Ellison: Investigate cemetery desecration as hate crime
Rep. Keith Ellison calls on Attorney General to investigate desecration of Jewish cemetery in the St. Louis area as a hate crime.
Philadelphia unions offer to repair vandalized Jewish cemetery
Philadelphia unions will provide free services to help repair and secure the city's vandalized Mount Carmel Cemetery.
St. Louis suburb mulling hate crimes registry
University City, where Jewish cemetery was vandalized, considering resolution that would create a hate crimes registry.
Jewish cemeteries make easy targets for vandals
Cemeteries are particularly vulnerable to attacks because they are big, sparsely staffed and easy to penetrate.
ADL offers reward over Philadelphia cemetery vandals
ADL offers $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for vandalism of Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia.
Watch: Pence helps repair vandalized Jewish cemetery
Vice President visits Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery near St. Louis, condemns anti-Semitism.
Missouri governor to help repair vandalized Jewish cemetery
Jewish governor of Missouri volunteers to help repair vandalized St. Louis-area Jewish cemetery.
Lithuania reconsiders plans to build atop former Jewish cemetery
Lithuania’s government reportedly reconsidering plans to build convention center atop former Jewish cemetery in Vilnius.
Jewish cemetery in St. Louis vandalized
More than 100 headstones damaged at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery. Police say an organization is behind the attack.
Austria: Jewish cemetery cleaned up on Catholic holiday
The Waehringer Cemetery in Vienna is cleaned up every year on All Souls' Day.
Jewish graves vandalized in Belfast
Eight youths destroy and vandalize 17 graves inside a Belfast cemetery, in what is believed to have been an organized attack.
Panama chabad: We'll start with a cemetery
New chabad couple moves into Boquete, Panama, yet their first project will be for the dead, not the living.
Vandals destroy headstones at Manchester Jewish cemetery
Police call attack on graves a 'sickening act of anti-Semitism'.
Council of Europe head vows to renovate Jewish cemeteries
Secretary General of the Council of Europe pledges to restore cemeteries across central and eastern Europe.
Algeria begins plans to uproot Jewish cemetery
45 years after it was first desecrated, Algerian authorities leading construction project on site of Jewish cemetery in Oran.
Swastikas scrawled on Jewish graves in Austria
Nazi symbols deface Jewish cemetery weeks after vandals paint swastikas on Jewish quarter and Jewish museum.
More Than 100 Headstones Toppled at Philadelphia Jewish Cemetery
Vandals knock down 124 headstones at the the Adath Jeshurun historic cemetery in Philadelphia.
Graves Vandalized in Hungarian Jewish Cemetery
About 20 graves vandalized in a Jewish cemetery in Gyongyos, including the scattering of human remains.
France Seeks Charges Against Teens who Vandalized Jewish Graves
French prosecutors called Wednesday for five teens accused of vandalizing a Jewish cemetery to be prosecuted for 'anti-Semitic' hate crime.
Headstones Smashed at Dutch Jewish Cemetery
Two headstones were smashed at a Jewish cemetery in Vlissingen; one belonged to a director of the Royal Schelde shipyard.
Graves Desecrated at Argentinian Jewish Cemetery
Dozens of tombs were broken and monuments uprooted in an attack on a Jewish cemetery in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Bomb Explodes in Bolivian Jewish Cemetery
Alarming South American anti-Semitism ratchets up further as blast rocks Jewish graveyard in Cochabamba.
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