Czech Jewish cemetery desecrated in increasingly antisemitic Europe

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By Stan Goodenough
July 17, 2007

A Jewish cemetery in the northeastern Czech Republic town of Bohumin was vandalized over the weekend in a traditional act of European antisemitism.

Twenty-five tombstones in the 19th Century graveyard were overturned, and two were broken, according to a report in the Associated Press.

Bohumin had 400 Jewish residents before the Holocaust. Only 11 survived.

Meanwhile a report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) showed that antisemitic stereotypes persist and are growing in Europe - a continent soaked in Jewish blood and steeped in hatred and suspicion of the Jews.

A poll carried out in six EU countries had found that half the respondents believe the Jews in their countries are more loyal to Israel than to their home states, while a third regard Jews as wielding too much influence in finance and business.

Announcing the findings in Jerusalem, ADL director Abe Foxman said these attitudes "help incite and legitimize antisemitic acts, including violence against Jews."

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