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Anti-Semitic inscriptions and a swastika seen on the grave of Rabbi Elimelech at the Jewish cemetery in southeastern Poland Thursday. (AP) Last update - 20:21 06/03/2008 Swastika daubed on grave of 18th-century rabbi in Poland By The Associated Press Tags: Jewish, anti-Semitism, Rabbi  WARSAW, Poland - Vandals have daubed a swastika and other graffiti at the grave of a prominent 18th-century Hasidic rabbi in southeastern Poland, an official said Thursday. The white prayer house that encloses the grave of Rabbi Elimelech in the town of Lezajsk was desecrated on Tuesday night, said Monika Krawczyk, director of the Foundation for Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland. She said that a Nazi swastika was daubed on its wall in red paint, along with the image of a Star of David on the gallows and misspelled words in German. Advertisement Police were still seeking the perpetrators, Krawczyk said. "We are shaken by this," Krawczyk said. "There have never been any such incidents in the town, which is used to the constant presence of Jews." Every year, thousands of Hasidic Jews travel to Lezajsk from around the world to pray at the grave of Elimelech, who died on March 11, 1787. Related articles: Anti-Semitic incidents rise in Germany, Australia, U.S. in 2007 Anti-Semitic Paris gang strikes again Neo-Nazi turns ultra-Orthodox after discovering Jewish roots Neo-Nazi violence flourishes - in Petah Tikva Bookmark to del.icio.us   My three homelands French Vogue chose Lizzie Doron as one of Israel's influential authors. President Barghouti Jailed Tanzim leader says he's considering running in next PA presidential elections.   1.   The Good News is that Poles Are Offering to Restore Citizenship 20:26  |  MIKE 06/03/08   2.   Who could have guessed? Poles hate dead Jews. 20:48  |  Gideon Reader 06/03/08   3.   Here we go... 21:35  |  John Bull Capistrano 06/03/08   4.   Only sick cowards pick on the dead. 21:42  |  Deborah 06/03/08   5.   Divine Mercy 23:59  |  Ted 06/03/08   6.   For Poland - no big deal. Listen these SOB`s planned to... 00:42  |  bat yam 07/03/08   7.   As if this is going to stop thousands of years of Judaism 00:46  |  Ben 07/03/08   8.   #1 Mike, Clarify please" Poles will be Poles", Reason for it is 00:50  |  Max Zinger P.Chimist 07/03/08   9.   #3 John Bull; You right, Some Oaf of Lezajsk did it. 01:12  |  Max Zinger.P.Chimist 07/03/08   10.   Defacing a Cemetary? 01:17  |  Zev 07/03/08   11.   Gideon Reader 01:18  |  Chaval 07/03/08   12.   disgusting 01:33  |  Palestinian 07/03/08   13.   What can I say, really? 03:16  |  Jakub 07/03/08   14.   the connection between this and today`s top story... 05:06  |  Josh 07/03/08   15.   Stop the bigotry against Poles 08:17  |  judith 07/03/08   16.   JUDITH # 14 16:47  |  ernie 07/03/08   17.   Out of respect 17:42  |  John Bull Capistrano 07/03/08   18.   1 & 2 21:47  |  Greg 07/03/08   19.   Jakub - Masz Racje 23:48  |  Andrzej 18/03/08

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