Dozens of headstones have been found knocked over and broken at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia, apparently the second such anti-Semitic attack in a week.
Police are investigating the damage at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in the Wissinoming neighborhood, but have not said if the incident is a hate crime, according to the local ABC affiliate.
Damaged headstone at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia on February 26, 2017. (screen capture: 6ABC)
New Jersey resident Aaron Mallin, who made the discovery when visiting his father’s grave, told the station he hoped it was not an anti-Semitic attack.
“I’m hoping it was maybe just some drunk kids. But the fact that there’s so many it leads one to think it could have been targeted,” Mallin said.
Last week, over 150 headstones were damaged at a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis, leading to a national outcry.
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