The South African Jewish Board of Deputies voiced outrage over the desecration of graves at two cemeteries. On Monday, 28 graves were desecrated at Cape Town’s Pinelands Jewish Cemetery, and 10 more were desecrated at the Jewish Cemetery in the Strand, a seaside resort near Cape Town.
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