Police in Massachusetts say they have opened a hate crime investigation after finding dozens of graves defaced at a Hebrew cemetery in Fall River.
Dozens of graves at a Hebrew cemetery in Massachusetts were recently vandalized, prompting police to open a hate crime investigation.
On Tuesday, police estimated that 25 gravestones were vandalized, but that estimate more than doubled on Wednesday to 59, The Herald News reports. A unique kind of hate: After Tree of Life attack, don't tell Jews all hate crimes & bigoted attacks are the same The Anti-Defamation League New England issued a statement on Facebook condemning the crime:"The desecration of The Hebrew Cemetery of Fall River is an inexcusable act of antisemitic hatred in the place where we honor and remember the lives of our community members."
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