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Romanian gravestones smashed; swastikas painted on Bondi mural

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Published: 19 April 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Desecration shocks Romania’s Jewish community; Sydney police investigate whether vandalism at beach was a ‘copycat’ of similar incident in February

Anti-Semitism threatens Romania's fragile Jewish community (BBC)
Ugly scenes of smashed and toppled headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Romania have shocked the country's dwindling Jewish community and prompted international condemnation.

Fear and disgust': Swastikas painted on Bondi Beach promenade mural (SMH)
Police are investigating whether vandalism was a ‘copycat’ of similar incident in February

Westminster Holocaust Memorial consultation attracts anti-Semitic comments (Jewish Chronicle)
Exclusive: MPs urge clampdown on online comments about 'well-funded Holocaust industry' and Jews' 'special privileges'

Photo: Romanian graves (Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania) and Bondi Beach mural (AJN)
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