100 Headstones Vandalized at Jewish Cemetery in Philadelphia

Feb. 28, 2017
The gravesite destruction comes a week after another Jewish cemetery outside of St. Louis, Missouri was also damaged.

More than 100 headstones were vandalized at a Jewish Cemetery in Philadelphia. The gravesite destruction comes a week after another Jewish cemetery outside of St. Louis, Missouri was also damaged. The acts of hate are two of many throughout the country in recent weeks. Numerous Jewish Community Centers were subject to bomb threats. While police investigate who's responsible for the hate crimes one Muslim-American community raised more than $133,000 to help with the cemetery repairs.

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