Vandalism hits Jewish cemetery in St. Louis
Vandalism hits Jewish cemetery in St. Louis
Workers begin to lift headstones that were knocked over, back into place at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City on February 21, 2017. Vandals toppled nearly 200 headstones on February 20, 2017 in the Jewish cemetery. Police are not sure if it may have been teens or people committing a hate crime in the cemetery that was created in the 1800's. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
OTR:
SLP2017022111
Date:
February 21, 2017
Object Name:
CEMETERY
Keywords:
News, cemetery, St. Louis, Jewish, headstones, vandalism, hate crime
Category:
American News
Supplemental Codes:
Disasters/Accidents/Natural Catastrophes, People, Religion, War/Riots/Civil Conflict/Demonstrations




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