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400 Tombstones Desecrated in Two Jewish, Two Non-jewish Cemeteries

November 20, 1953
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Four hundred headstones were overturned in four different cemeteries in Brooklyn this week, cemetery officials revealed yesterday. Two of the cemeteries were Jewish, one was Protestant and one was non-sectarian. Total damage is estimated at $25,000.

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