The main Holocaust memorial in Belarus was desecrated. On Monday, swastikas and such slogans as “Holocaust 2003” and “Kill the Kikes” were found on the memorial in the capital of Minsk, according to NCSJ: Advocates on Behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States and Eurasia. Police are investigating the incident.
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