Desecration of Jewish cemetery

Single Incident Alert DateJanuary 27, 2010 Country: France Address: Cronenbourg General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-semitism
Groups affected / Interested in: Religious minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Daily life, Religion
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In the night of the 26 to 27 January 2010, (27 January is the anniversary day for the commemoration of the release of the concentration Nazi camps), the Jewish cemetery of Cronenbourg (Alsace) was desecrated. 18 tombstones were covered with drawings of swastikas in brown color and 13 were reversed. The words “Juden Raus” (Jews outside) was also raised on a tomb. It is the second act of vandalism against this cemetery; the first had taken place in 2002.

Source: Profanation de tombes au cimetière israëlite de Cronenbourg, 27 January 2010, http://judaisme.sdv.fr/actual/cimetier.htm