(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Jewish cemetery in Hamburg was desecrated by unknown vandals on Sunday night. Many tombstones were overthrown and graves trampled. The Hamburg Kehillah announced a high reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprits. This is the 64th case of cemetery desecration in Germany during the past two years.
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