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Dozens of headstones toppled at Philadelphia Jewish Cemetery

More than 100 headstones have been damaged at Philadelphia cemetery.  Aaron Mallin discovered the damage Sunday morning when he arrived at Mount Carmel Cemetery to visit his father's grave. Police said that they received a call from a man that three of his relatives' headstones had been knocked over and damaged.

"The cemetery was inspected and approximately 100 additional headstones were found to be knocked over," apparently sometime after dark Saturday, a police spokeswoman said in a statement. A criminal mischief-institutional vandalism investigation will be conducted by the police Northeast Detectives Division, she said.

"I'm hoping it was maybe just some drunk kids. But the fact that there's so many, it leads one to think it could have been targeted," Mallin told the station. "It's just very heartbreaking."

Stacy Silver told Philly.com that the tombstones of her mother and great-grandmother had been toppled to the ground.

"Your stomach just drops," Silver said. "I mean it's just horrible." 

Police did not say whether they had any suspects in the case or whether they knew of a motive. 

"It's criminal. This is beyond vandalism," Capt. Shawn Thrush told Philly.com. "It's beyond belief."

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia lists Mount Carmel as a Jewish cemetery in northeastern Philadelphia. Philly.com reported that the cemetery contains tombstones dating back to at least the mid-1800s.

The damage comes less than a week after a Jewish cemetery in suburban St. Louis reported more than 150 cemetery headstones were vandalized and toppled over. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia said late Sunday that it would open an online mailbox to begin raising money for repairs.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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In honor and remembrance for the quiet lives and sacrifice of many persecuted and innocent Jews, whose memory does not deserve this hateful, violent and ignorant act of mean-spirited bullies. Granny Annie's Politic Cafe will lovingly serve a comforting bowl of hot soup. These bowls of soup are meant to comfort the undeserved pain of hurting souls. This is an era of confusion under Trump's Administration that quietly embraces the ignorant, violent acts of people lashing out at innocent victims... with indifference. This is the kind of skewed American values, I grew up learning at home was morally and spiritually wrong. I pray it will heal and nourish your bodies. I pray you will eat in peace and safety your fill... I pray it will comfort all hurting hearts with hope for a better America, and remove hate and evil far from our homes and communities.

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P.S. Today on 02/27/2017 the White House has said during a press conference that Pres. Trump does not condone the vandalism to Jewish cemeteries and feels that the vandalism was a terrible thing and condemned the acts of vandalism.

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Today's lunch recipe:

                           Granny Annie's Politic Cafe Chicken Soup

1 lb. chicken 

2 stalks chopped celery
1 chopped onion
1 tbsp. dried parsley
1 tbsp. Kosher Mediterranean Sea salt
1 tbsp. coarse ground pepper
1 tbsp. minced garlic
1 pkg. of Reames 24 oz. Home style frozen egg noodles
1 stick of butter
2 quarts of chicken stock
1/4 cup chives

Use large stock pot and medium heat to melt stick of butter. Then add onion and celery to cook till soft. Add meat, salt, pepper, garlic and chicken stock. Stir all ingredients and add parsley. Bring to a boil and add frozen egg noodles and stir for 5 minutes. Place lid on pot and reduce heat to low setting and simmer for 30-45 minutes. Serve soup garnished with chives sprinkled on top. 

Mazel Tov! Boner Appertite!.