Washington, DC - Congressman Calls For End of Destruction of Jewish Cemetery in Belarus

Washington, DC - In response to reports from constituents about the destruction of a historic Jewish cemetery in Belarus Congressman Edolphus "Ed" Towns sent a letter to the American Ambassador in Belarus Karen Stewart urging the Embassy to take immediate action to prevent further desecration of the holy site.
 
We writes, I am writing to express my very serious concern about the future of the Vasilishki Jewish cemetery, which is about 30 KM from Grodno in Belarus.
"I am especially shocked to learn from constituents that the Vasilishki Jewish cemetery is in the process of being destroyed. On a very recent religious pilgrimage to Belarus' Jewish holy sites, a member of the Jewish community took photographs, and as you can see that gravestones are cruelly, in violation of international law, being reduced to a pile of ruble.

I therefore strongly urge you to immediately step in to prevent the continued desecration of this sacred religious area. It is my hope that with your intervention this immoral construction will stop and that the cemetery be restored for the Jewish community's continued usage.