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NEWS
Ancient Czech Cemetery Vandalized
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
Unidentified figures desecrated an ancient Jewish cemetery in
the city of Pisek, 100 km (60 miles) south of Prague. The
local police have opened an investigation.
According to Czech Police Spokeswoman Hana Moltasova, 23
gravestones were overturned and five others were shattered.
No longer used for burial, the 19th-century cemetery was
closed for years until 1993, when it was opened to the public
following extensive renovation work at the site.
This was the second incident of vandalism at a Jewish
cemetery in the Czech Republic in less than two weeks' time.
During the Nine Days vandals desecrated a Jewish cemetery in
the town of Bohumin in the northeast of the country. The
cemetery, also no longer in use, was opened to the public one
month ago following renovation work.
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