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Rep. Bass Responds to Vandalism of Gravestones in Massachusetts Jewish Cemetery

Statement

Date: March 21, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Religion

Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, issued the following statement after 59 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery were vandalized with anti-Semitic slurs.
"Anti-Semitism anywhere must be recognized, confronted, and destroyed in every instance it appears. In all instances we overcome, together, and will continue to combat anti-Semitism in this country, together. My thoughts are with the Fall River community during this painful time."


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