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Vandals destroy dozens of graves in Eritrean Jewish cemetery

Descendants of capital city Asmara's once-thriving Jewish community call for government action

January 16, 2018 11:51
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Dozens of graves in a Jewish cemetery in the eastern African nation of Eritrea have been desecrated, according to pictures sent to the JC.

The photographs, sent by a reader of Eritrean descent, show headstones toppled and graves bearing Hebrew writing smashed to pieces, in many cases beyond recognition.

The attack – at a cemetery in the capital Asmara – is understood to have occurred in recent days.

The London-based reader, who did not want his name published for fear of retributions for his family back at home, said the destruction was an act of vandalism.

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