Historic Jewish Cemetery vandalized with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti

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Source: CBS

Police are investigating widespread vandalism at a historic Jewish cemetery in western Massachusetts. Swastikas and anti-Semitic phrases were found written in black marker on dozens of gravestones over the weekend. The incident is being treated as a hate crime, police said Tuesday.

Approximately 25 gravestones gravesites were vandalized at Fall River Jewish Cemetery either Saturday or Sunday, according to Fall River Police Department. Two headstones were toppled over, and the rest were vandalized with graffiti, some of which referenced Hitler and President Trump. The damage was discovered and reported by a groundskeeper Sunday afternoon.

According to CBS Boston, some of the vandalism allegedly included the phrases "Heil Hitler," "Hitler was right" and "Expel the Jew." One allegedly "Oy vey! This is MAGA country," an apparent reference to Mr. Trump's campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."


"My great-aunt used to take me here, she's over there with her family," said Lewis Brooks, whose family plot was desecrated. "It has a lot of memories."

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[Lulu KC]

1. Sickening

beyond words.

[sakabatou]

2. Expel the Nazis instead

[leftynyc]

3. A rock has been turned over

And this is what has crawled out. They are emboldened. My heart breaks for the families who have to see this on their loved ones graves.

[sazemisery]

4. CBS needs to look at a map

Fall River is not in western MA. It is south of Boston. I live in Central MA, which I have dubbed "The reddest part of the bluest state". In my small town, I see pickup trucks adorned with "Q-anan" and "WWGOWGA" stickers in the windows. Republicans are in abundance here as are white nationalists.

I moved from Oklahoma to escape the madness but again, I am a stranger in a strange land here.

Edited to add detail.

[bullwinkle428]

5. Like John Fugelsang says - America is a dirty old couch, and Trump was simply

the black light that allowed us to see all of the ugliness emerge.

[area51]

6. Disgusting.

[JudyM]

7. Heartbreaking and revolting. This needs widespread coverage with a direct connection to tRump.

Otherwise sane tRump voters need to see what they have wrought.