Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Krakow Monument Commemorating Jews Killed by Nazis Desecrated on Eve of Anniversary

The Poland News website reports that a monument in Krakow, Poland -- in memory of Jews who perished during Nazi occupation in World War II -- has been desecrated on the eve of the 67th anniversary of the liquidation of the Krakow ghetto.

Several Krakow city worker worked all night to remove phrases such as "Jews out" and "Hitler is good" scrawled in red paint on the monument at the site of the Plaszow concentration camp.

Police received notification of the vandalism from city guards on Saturday afternoon (March 13, 2010).

Vice President of the Auschwitz Council Stefan Wilkanowicz told Polskie Radio that the desecration on the eve of the anniversary was "no coincidence."

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