Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Poland: Klodzko Cemetery Holocaust Monument Vandalized

Poland: Klodzko Cemetery Holocaust Monument Vandalized

(ISJM) The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports the vandalism of a Holocaust monument in the Jewish cemetery at Klodzko in southwestern Poland last week.

Polish Holocaust memorial vandalized

October 18, 2009 (JTA) -- Vandals defaced a Holocaust memorial at the Jewish cemetery in a town in southwestern Poland.

According to The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, unknown vandals threw white paint over the commemorative plaque affixed to the monument at the cemetery in Klodzko sometime last week. "Incidents like this undermine all good things happening in Polish-Jewish relations," said Monika Krawczyk, the foundation's CEO.

Read the full story here.

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