Dozens of headstones damaged at Philadelphia Jewish cemetery

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Source: ABC

By Bob Brooks

WISSINOMING (WPVI) -- Dozens of headstones at a Jewish cemetery in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia have been broken and overturned.

The Philadelphia police say this was an act of vandalism at the Mt. Carmel Cemetery on the corner of Frankford and Cheltenham avenues.

Aaron Mallin of North Jersey made the disturbing discovery Sunday when he came to visit his father's grave.

"It's just very disheartening that such a thing would take place," Mallin said.

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[RKP5637]

1. Trump, must be very very very excited over this! Doing his work. n/t

[Else You Are Mad]

2. What. The. Fuck.

Is wrong with people?!?

[democrank]

3. This is beyond sickening.

I hope Americans of all persuasions voice their dissent over this hideous vandalism.

[inanna]

4. Didn't this happen somewhere else recently?

Think I recall St. Louis?

This is terrible. I have no words.

[n2doc]

5. Yep. The Nazis are emboldened. n/t

[murielm99]

7. That is my question, too.

Is this a new incident?

[inanna]

8. Yes. This is a new incident.

Here is a (CNN) link to the other incident from five days ago in St. Louis:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/21/us/jewish-cemetery-vandalized/

I'm sure I read about St. Louis here on DU.

[murielm99]

12. Thank you.

I caught a few minutes of this on the news right after it happened. I don't like Pence, but I thought I saw him there helping with the cleanup.

I will be looking forward to my next mailing from the Southern Poverty Law Center. They will have details about all of these incidents.

[luvMIdog]

6. tragic

[sheshe2]

9. Once again you won't hear a peep from potus.

[elmac]

10. So, what are these Fourth Reich idiots trying to prove?

how would they like it if their family headstones were damaged? What a bunch of useless punks.

[Hekate]

11. Trump and CPAC legitimized Bannon and invited the white nationalists/Neo-Nazis out to play

People who used to live under rocks now feel empowered.

[Fast Walker 52]

13. such sickening bullshit...this administration is complicit as long as they employ white supremacist

thugs. They have to go.

[GeoWilliam750]

14. Disgusting desecration

Sick. Evil. Cowardly.

[BeckyDem]

15. Trump, Bannon and all their enablers will say what? More silence. Hateful behavior, whoever

did this.