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A view of Belfast City Cemetery. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Belfast cemetery discovers several graves vandalized in Jewish section

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Ten Jewish gravestones were vandalized last week in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and police are said to be treating it as a hate crime. The incident came amid a spate of violence that has rocked...
Mainz Cathedral aerial panoramic view, located at the market square of Mainz city in Germany. Credit: saiko3p/Shutterstock.

Dozen-plus medieval Jewish headstones discovered inside wall in Germany

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Construction works recently uncovered 18 Jewish gravestones from the Middle Ages that were built into a wall in the old town of Mainz, Germany. According to Germany’s Ministry of Culture, the gravestones were used in...
Two undated photos of POW gravestones inscribed with swastikas at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Credit: Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

Nazi headstones, Confederate statues: America’s battle over memory

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) agreed last week to the removal of a small number of headstones in U.S. military cemeteries that were engraved with the Nazi swastika and the Iron Cross. The stones marked...
Since 2014, the volunteer organization “Operation Benjamin” has located Jewish personnel at American military cemeteries all over the world who, for various reasons, were buried under markers incorrectly representing their religion and heritage, and to correct these historical errors. Credit: “Operation Benjamin.”

Manila American cemetery changes five Latin crosses to Stars of David

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The headstones of five U.S. soldiers buried in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial were changed on Tuesday, righting a historical wrong. In coordination with the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), “Operation Benjamin” conducted...
The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish tombstones used as cobblestones to be returned to Old Jewish Cemetery

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Pieces of Jewish gravestones used for street-paving in Prague’s pedestrian areas will be returned to the Old Jewish Cemetery in the Czech Republic’s capital as a result of an agreement reached on Monday between...