Romanian Jewish community accuse authorities of indifference

Miercuri, 29 octombrie 2008, 18:50 English | Bucharest

Dozens of members of the Jewish community in Romania denounced on Wednesday the authorities' indifference after over 130 graves and over 100 unique statues were destroyed in the Jewish Cemetery in Bucharest last week, AFP informs. 

All devastated tombs are mine, renowned Romanian actress Maia Morgenstern declared, complaining about the bureaucratic and administrative indifference. She added that local authorities intend to transform the unacceptable in acceptable and underlined the lack interest displayed by authorities.

Romanian Elie Wiesel Institute executive director Alexandru Florian declared that in Romania there are not only indirectly racist expressions or symbols but also actions based on such thinking. At the meeting, he read letters from both the President and the PM Chancellery condemning such acts.