Jewish cemetery in Denmark vandalized during Passover by Neo-Nazi group

• Date: 05 April 2021
• Published date: 05 April 2021
• Author: Dan Verbin
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

Several dolls that were covered in red paint resembling blood were placed next to a wall that was also covered in red paint. Red paint was also poured onto graves. Anti-Semitic flyers were also left around the cemetery. The leaflets called Passover "another Jewish celebration of carnage," according to Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet.

At the bottom of the flyer was a link to the website of Nordfront, a Danish "national socialist news site." On the site, there is a link to join the "Nordic Resistance Movement," which bills itself as a "national socialist struggle organization."

The website highlighted the vandalism at the cemetery on its front page, featuring a photo of the blood covered dolls and the fake blood on the cemetery wall. The photo, under the heading "activism," was captioned, "Activists from the Nordic Resistance Movement carried out an information campaign in several cities over the weekend to make people aware of the Jews' foreign customs."

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) condemned the vandalism in a tweet.

"EJC stands in firm solidarity with the Jewish community in Denmark following a repugnant...