FBI investigating after nearly 200 gravestones at 2 Jewish cemeteries are vandalized
Nearly 200 gravestones at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati were vandalized, the Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati said.
Nearly 200 gravestones at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati were vandalized, the Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati said.
The vandalism occurred at the Tifereth Israel and the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol cemeteries in the Covedale Cemetery complex and likely happened between June 25 and Monday. The vandalism was discovered early Monday.
As of Wednesday morning, no arrests had been made. The FBI and police in Cincinnati are investigating the incident.
The Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati said in Facebook posts that they were "deeply saddened and outraged" over the vandalism.
The federation said most of the gravestones were pushed face down, making it challenging to identify them. Photos posted by the groups showed the gravestones knocked over in the grass, many of them broken.
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