59 gravesites were vandalized with anti-Semitic symbols and language at a Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts
Nearly five dozen gravesites at a Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts were vandalized with anti-Semitic phrases and images, police said.
Fifty-nine gravestones at the Hebrew Cemetery were marked with swastikas and derogatory phrases in black magic marker, the Fall River Police Department said. Some phrases praised Hitler. In addition, some gravestones were pushed over, police said.Police are investigating the vandalism as a hate crime with the FBI's assistance. Some gravestones were knocked over.A maintenance worker spotted the damage on March 17. Police believe it occurred the day before or early that morning.
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