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Headstones Vandalized at Hartford Jewish Cemetery

AP

Vandals knocked over gravestones at the Congregation Israel Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut.

Hartford police are trying to find the vandals who overturned nearly 40 gravestones at a Jewish Cemetery. Police say the headstones at the Congregation Ados Beth Israel Cemetery off Tower Avenue and Waverly Street were damaged sometime between Oct. 12 and Oct. 19. The vandalism was discovered by a congregation member who regularly visits his son’s grave.

The superintendent of the cemetery told police that the damage will cost more than $20,000 to repair. Most of the headstones that were overturned were secured to their bases.

Police say they don’t have any suspects and are urging anyone with information to call them.

Extra patrols have been added in the area.

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4 Comments

  • 20k

    Instead of spending 20k to repair cemeteries (which they now have to do) they can easily put in a high tech security system to prevent such future attacks.

    Idea: Every Jewish Cemetery should have should have videos set up that link to a few centers in different time zones with contact info for the local communities and police. Then they can be watched 24/7 for security issues and it won’t cost that much since it’s on a global level.