Four Memorial Plaques for Holocaust Victims Vandalized in Rome Amid Rising Anti-Semitism

Italian Leaders and Jewish Community Express Outrage and Fear of Rising Anti-Jewish Sentiment, Investigation Ongoing into Whether Plaques Were Torched or Painted Over

• Four memorial plaques in Rome, dedicated to Jewish victims of the Holocaust who were deported from the city in 1944, have been vandalized in an act condemned as anti-Semitic.
• Victor Fadlun, President of the Jewish Community of Rome, expressed concern that anti-Semitic incidents happening in other European countries, especially France, might be influencing such acts in Italy.
• The vandalism coincides with the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, which has resulted in thousands of deaths and hundreds of hostages, fueling increased tension and possibly acts of anti-Semitism.
• Rome's Mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, has condemned the vandalism, describing it as an 'unacceptable and miserable gesture', while investigators are still determining whether the plaques were torched or painted over.
• These plaques, also known as 'tripping stones', serve as constant reminders of the Holocaust as they are embedded in sidewalks in front of buildings where deported Jews lived during Nazi occupation.

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