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Headstones smashed at Jewish cemeteries in Moldova and Hungary

(JTA) – Headstones were smashed and graves defaced at Jewish cemeteries in Hungary and Moldova. At least five headstones were destroyed at a cemetery in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau on Saturday, the Jewish Community of Moldova said in a statement. Swastikas, a pentagram and the number 666 were spray painted on other headstones. The same cemetery has been targeted for vandalism for three years straight, the statement said. In a separate incident in Kecel, south of Budapest, three tombstones were smashed and human feces were found on a nearby headstone on Sunday, the Mazsihisz umbrella group of Hungarian Jewish communities reported on its website. Police are investigating the incident, Mazsihisz said.

Main Photo: Headstones smashed at Jewish cemeteries in Moldova and Hungary

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