Source: http://www.rt.com
The president of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) said the Jews of France are “saddened” and “angered” following the desecration of a small Jewish cemetery of only 50 graves that lies in a small commune just outside the town of Thionville, some 215 miles east of Paris.
Emotion et colère suite au saccage de 40 tombes juives dans le cimetière juif de Waldwisse. @Le_CRIF demande une enquête et action immédiate
Some 40 headstones at the 18-century Jewish cemetery were tipped over and smashed sometime this week. The destruction of the burial ground in Waldwisse was noticed by one of the locals who went on to notify the authorities on Thursday, local media reported.
While no anti-Semitic signs were graffitied on the vandalized headstones, the Consistory of Thionville have gone ahead and lodged a formal complaint with the local law enforcement authorities. An inquiry has since been opened to determine the motives behind the rampage.
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