CEMETERIES DESECRATED IN TWO RUSSIAN REGIONS
Interfax News Agency
May 14, 2008 Wednesday
Russia
Unidentified vandals have desecrated three Jewish graves at the
Maryina Roshcha cemetery in Nizhniy Novgorod, Interfax news agency
reported on 14 May. The incident occurred last weekend (10-11 May),
the main interior directorate for Nizhniy Novgorod Region said as
reported by Interfax.
Among the desecrated graves was the grave of Iuda Bershteyn, former
chief rabbi of Nizhniy Novgorod, Interfax said quoting the Federation
of Jewish Communities of Russia.
In a separate development, Interfax reported later on 14 May that
over 100 graves of servicemen, Gypsies and Armenians were desecrated
and destroyed in Petrodvorets near St Petersburg in the early hours
of 13 May.