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Velka Ida, Slovakia - Jewish Cemetery Vandalized |
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Jul 24, 2008 at 11:05 AM
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If convicted, the perpetrator may be sentenced up to two years in prison. "He defaced the gravestones at twelve tombs. After pushing out the protective grating on the chapel he got inside where he also defaced a gravestone," Kosice police spokeswoman Jana Demjanovicova said.
Attacks of vandals on Jewish cemeteries are not unique in Slovakia. In April, the police caught three youths who defaced the well-known mausoleum of Rabbi Chasam Sofer in Bratislava.
Many attacks on Jewish cemeteries are perpetrated by neo-Nazis.
The Jewish community in Slovakia lists almost 700 cemeteries.
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Jul 24, 2008 at 03:54 PM In Slovakia Says:
To quote my son in law, the Chabad Shaliach in Piestany, Slovakia: "Unfortunately, this won't be the last time." It seems to be a major problem here, & most desecrations go unnoticed by the media. here in Piestany, where the Nitra Rav is buried, things so far seem OK.