About 70 tombstones of Holocaust victims were toppled, and some destroyed, in a historic cemetery in western Ukraine. The incident in the city of Chernovtsy took place April 12, but was reported only Thursday. Local law enforcement agencies are investigating. The damaged tombstones were among some in the Chernovtsy Jewish cemetery that had been restored recently by local businessmen.
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