A Holocaust memorial in the Czech republic was vandalized. Vandals spray-painted Nazi symbols and words disparaging Jews on the monument in the town of Ostrava this week, police said. The memorial was erected 10 years ago in the town of Ostrava, 10 years ago to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the first transport of local Jews to the concentration camp in Poland.
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