11-01-2008 / United States
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USA - Anti-Semitic slurs were spray-painted on 57 tombstones
Westlawn Cemetery Desecration
At least 57 tombstones in Westlawn Cemetery, outside Norridge Chicago, were defaced with anti-Semitic slogans in a vandalism spree, using white and blue spray paint.
"This is heartbreaking," said Linda Haase, who has relatives buried at the cemetery. "Look, my husband's father fought against the Nazis in World War II."
Sheriff Tom Dart said he considers the vandalism, thought to have occurred late Jan. 5 or early Sunday, and a hate crime committed by "some incredibly sick cowards." No arrests have been made.
Source: www.chicagotribune.com
Date: January 11, 2008
By Steve Schmadeke
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