First publication: Tombstones of Jewish graves were shattered and destroyed in the Shuman cemetery in the northeastern state • Jacob Chaguel: "Anti-Semitism must be stopped"

• A tombstone destroyed in the Jewish cemetery in Fat in Bulgaria

A serious incident took place yesterday (Thursday) in a Jewish cemetery in the town of Shumen in northeastern Bulgaria, where gravestones of Jewish graves were smashed and destroyed.

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The town of Shumen, has been a home to the Jewish community in Bulgaria since the 19th century and during Ottoman rule, and the Jewish community cemetery, about 200 years old, indicates the long-standing heritage of the Jews, although before it was a different and ancient cemetery. .

The regional organization of the Jewish Rooftop Organization in Bulgaria, "Peace", contacted the regional prosecutor's office following the severe vandalism event, which apparently, following the choice of target to carry out the acts, is due to anti-Semitic motive. "We hope that the responsible authorities will find the perpetrators and ensure that such actions do not happen again in the future," the organization wrote to the prosecutor's office.

A tombstone destroyed in the Jewish cemetery in Fat in Bulgaria

This is not the first time such a corruption event has taken place in the Jewish cemetery in Shumen. Many times the Jewish cemetery was desecrated, including an anti-Semitic event that took place in 2008 where the site was vandalized. At the same time, the perpetrators were apprehended and a court order was given to participate in an anti-Semitism educational program.

Yaakov Chaguel, chairman of the World Zionist Organization, addressed the Bulgarian government: "In order to immediately investigate the despicable act and prosecute the accused, anti-Semitism must be stopped!"