Rewards totalling nearly $2,000 have been offered by various agencies and individuals for information leading to the arrest of the vandals who desecrated 108 tombstones at the Shaaray Zedek cemetery here. Officials said it was the worst act of vandalism against any religious institution in this area in many months. Many of the tombstones were shattered beyond repair. The West Kildonan City Council posted a reward of $100 as did the Canadian Jewish Congress. Private contributions have provided the balance of the total, according to Sam Miller of the western region office of the CJ Congress. Mr. Miller said that original estimates that the damages exceeded $100,000 appeared exaggerated, but he said it was difficult to set a value on the shattered hand-carved stones which cannot be replaced at any price.
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