In a disturbing act of hatred, the Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio, became the latest target of antisemitic vandalism, with antisemites defacing multiple kevorim with red swastikas.
The desecration has sparked concern in the local Jewish community, especially as it coincides with the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, now in its fifth week.
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland released a statement expressing its horror and dismay over the vandalism.
“It is absolutely sickening that anyone could have so much hate for the Jewish people that they would desecrate a cemetery,” the Federation wrote on X. “This cowardly act to violate the memory of our elders only confirms what we already know: the hatred of the Jewish community here and around the world now is at a level not seen in generations.”
“We will support law enforcement in any way we can to see that those who are responsible face the consequences of their actions,” it added. “We will restore the damage of the cemetery and return the dignity to the damaged gravesites. And we will continue combat hate against all communities with an unbending resolve.”
In response to the vandalism, Reps. Shontel Brown and Max Miller took to social media to express their concerns and solidarity with the Jewish community.
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Everyone makes a public statement of how “sad” they all are, but no one ever says or does what Trump would’ve done, said more than how we’re just “sad”. If we were British they would say how “disappointed” they are, and that understatement says MORE than just being sad at a bunch of
jdf, what do you imagine Trump could have done?
Let’s not jump to conclusions about who did this, or why. Unless and until they are caught, it could be bored teenagers just playing a prank, and it could even be Jewish teenagers. The majority of “hate crimes” that get wide publicity are hoaxes; hoax hate crimes purportedly against Jews are less common than those purportedly against blacks (and far less common than those purportedly against Moslems), but they do exist.