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Cemetery Desecrations Extend Through Poland

May 15, 1928
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(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The third case of desecration of a Jewish cemetery was recorded here last night.

The old Jewish cemetery in Opatow, district of Kielce, was entered by unknown vandals. Ninety graves and tombstones, including many of great historic value, were destroyed.

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