The bodies in the cemetery, which saw its last burial in 1828, were believed to all have been relocated in 1969. They were reburied in a newer Jewish cemetery,
Dozens of Jewish graves will be disturbed and hundreds more desecrated, according to a petition against France's plan to wipe out its cemeteries in its former province in North Africa to lower maintenance costs.
Jewish community representatives in Germany and a British historian complained that playing the game at some locations was disrespectful, but Russian Jews invited players to their synagogue.