Grave of renowned Jewish mystic desecrated in Damascus "We are deeply shocked and saddened by the desecration of the tomb of Rabbi Chaim Vital," said the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic Countries. JNS Staff April 28, 2025
‘Holy’ work: Stars of David replace crosses on stones of two WWI soldiers at national cemetery “We have a sense, I think, of paying a long overdue debt to these men,” Shalom Lamm, the chief historian of Operation Benjamin, told attendees about Pfc. Adolph Hanf and Pvt. David Moser. Andrew Bernard and Menachem Wecker April 8, 2025
Police release J’lem teens who vandalized soldiers’ graves Charges have reportedly yet to be filed against the suspects. Oct. 13, 2024
Honoring a fallen lieutenant, 80 years later Frank Yawitz crashed with his crew in England aboard a U.S. Army twin-engine B-26 bomber 11 months before the end of World War II. Bill Motchan Sept. 26, 2024
Jewish mass grave uncovered in Belarus The remains of 12 adults and 11 children were uncovered in the town of Strešyn in the country’s southeastern Gomel region, which was occupied by the Nazi Germany in August 1941. JNS Staff Sept. 17, 2024
Fence broken, tombstone charred at Jewish cemetery in Boston suburb Police are trying to determine the cause—whether it was vandalism or a weather-related incident. Aug. 27, 2024
800-year-old Hebrew-inscribed tombstone discovered in India The Jewish grave marker dating to the 13th century is the oldest found in the South Asian country. July 7, 2024
‘Cold-hearted vandalism’ of 176 gravestones at two Ohio Jewish cemeteries “These headstones will stand again, and I hope those responsible will be caught and brought to justice,” Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) told JNS. JNS Staff July 3, 2024
IDF: Mass grave in Khan Yunis dug by Gazans The Israeli military shared a video of Palestinians digging the grave months ago. April 25, 2024
