What we know about white supremacists getting chased out of Philly
“They literally ran away from the people of Philadelphia,” said a police spokesperson, describing events on the eve of July 4.
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Rare piano that survived Holocaust awaits restoration in South Philly, and a fourth-generation home
Unlike many of its kind, the Ibach was successfully extracted from Nazi Germany in 1936.
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Anti-Semitic graffiti scrubbed from South Street Bridge, police investigating
The offensive scrawl was removed within seven hours of being spotted.
Photos: first walkthrough of vandalized Jewish cemetery restoration
The Jewish Federation and Mayor Kenney visited Mount Carmel Cemetery Tuesday.
Neo-Nazi recruiting posters yanked from Penn’s campus
President Amy Gutmann emailed students and staff: ‘Hatred and fear-mongering have no place at Penn”
Philly Jewish cemetery vandalized last month will get repairs starting Monday
Mount Carmel's administrator hopes donations will also cover maintenance.
Vandalism at Mount Carmel and anti-Semitism in Philly: ‘Everyone in town knew’
Harry Boonin has a talk set for Sunday in Mt. Airy.
This drone photo provides a striking view of the broken and toppled headstones at the Mount Carmel Jewish Cemetery
The link in the tweet seems broken — visit this URL for Time's story: http://time.com/4687602/jewish-cemetery-vandalism-drone/
Philly lawmakers want to toughen state law after Jewish cemetery vandalism
But the minority party in Harrisburg faces an uphill battle.