Augustow, Poland – Jewish Cemetery Vandalized

Augustow, Poland – A Jewish cemetery in northeastern Poland was vandalized. Five gravestones in the town of Augustow were spray-painted with swastikas and a granite memorial plaque to Holocaust survivors was smashed.
The town cleaned up the swastikas.

Foundation CEO Monika Krawczyk said, that cemetery desecrations and anti-Semitic graffiti were on the rise, particularly in places with a growing far-right presence. She added, however, that countering this trend was a growth in nongovernmental organizations focused on human rights. [JTA]