According to accounts in the German media, two masked men arrived at the Jewish cemetery at approximately 3 a.m. Monday morning and proceeded to knock over dozens of gravestones and deface some of them with blue paint.

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The two were arrested near the crime scene following a tip from a witness to the act of vandalism who alerted the authorities.

According to Bild, the two men, 21 and 33, both known as far-right extremists, were briefly detained and released. Law enforcement has opened an investigation into the incident.

Just a few days ago, a similar crime was reported in Slovakia, where some 20 gravestones were vandalized in the country's north.

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Officials who attended the meeting at the President's Residence included European Commission Coordinator on Combating Anti-Semitism Katherina von Schnurbein; US Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating anti-Semitism Elan Carr; UK Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues Lord Eric Pickles; German Government Commissioner on Anti-Semitism Dr. Felix Klein; and French Special Representative on Racism, Anti-Semitism and Discrimination Frédéric Potier, all of whom provided Rivlin with overviews of their work.

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"Your clear voices and the work you do are crucial, particularly at such a challenging and hostile time," the president told the representatives.

"Anti-Semitism is anti-Semitism is anti-Semitism. There are no gray areas and there is no option other than zero tolerance. One can criticize us so long as it is criticism. The moment it turns to boycotts and actions against Israel that are influenced by anti-Semitism – we will not accept it," he said.

Carr said, "Many leaders around the world understand that anti-Semitism is not only against the Jews, but against society as a whole. It is a great honor to work alongside such leaders for a better and more just world, and I am proud to call them partners.

"It is important that you know that my country, headed [by my] boss President Trump, and my boss Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, stand with you in the struggle for the security of Jewish people around the world and for the State of Israel," Carr added.

Pickles said that Jewish identity was an important and significant part of British identity, and that the fight against anti-Semitism was for Britain as a whole.

Potier declared that "this is the time for initiating action, not just making speeches," and Klein added, "anti-Semitism is taking on new guises and working together around the world is vital. This is a global issue and we must join hands to fight it."

Following the meeting, Rivlin marked the anniversary of Kristallnacht with a conference under the title, "Rising Anti-Semitism – the New Reality For Jews Around The World," which was organized in conjunction with the Diaspora Affairs Ministry, Gesher and the Foreign Ministry.

"Soon, we will mark the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht," Rivlin told the conference.

"We must always remember that if anti-Semitism is not stopped in time, it quickly goes from words to broken glass, violence and murder. We must take bold action. We must be extremely concerned that anti-Semitism is rising around the world … It is inconceivable that 81 years after Kristallnacht, synagogues from Pittsburgh to Halle are under attack," Rivlin added.

Rivlin said, "We must use all legal tools at our disposal to prevent hate crimes and to prosecute them. We must ensure the security of Jewish communities, not just accept as fact that schools and synagogues needs guards, walls and gates."

Turning to specific courses of action, Rivlin praised social media as a powerful tool for spreading messages to combat hatred, and said that the definition of anti-Semitism as worded by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance should be "adopted at all level," as it takes into account "all forms of anti-Jewish hatred."

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French authorities have not released the suspect's name.

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Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi praised the guard's "quick action" in preventing an attack at the Or Torah School in Nice on Tuesday, and condemned the rise of anti-Semitism in France as "unnacceptable."

"I condemn these intolerable acts. I cannot accept the rise of anti-Semitism in our country," said Estrosi.

According to local media reports, the suspect fled after being confronted by the school guards, but was quickly apprehended by police.

The mayor praised the "professionalism of the officers of the Municipal Police of Nice and the National Police" as well as the school guards, who he said had acted "calmly and courageously," according to the report.

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"Join us in planting 12,000 trees of life! Make the land even more beautiful in their memory," it said on the project's event page.

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"[This is] a great opportunity to help Israeli farmers while paying tribute to the 12 holy victims of synagogue shootings, may their memories be for a blessing," continued the plea. "Show your love for Israel by joining in this wonderful mitzvah!"

A total of 11 Jewish worshippers were murdered on Oct. 27, 2018, when a lone gunman entered the Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh during Shabbat-morning services.

Exactly six months later, on April 27, 2019, a similar shooting took place at Chabad of Poway in Southern California, where a 60-year-old Jewish woman was killed in the synagogue lobby and three others injured in the attack, also on Shabbat morning during services.

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Molinari said 163 of the reported hate crimes targeted Jews.

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Jewish leaders in New York are demanding more police officers to patrol their communities leading up to Yom Kippur and its 25-hour fast, which begins on Tuesday night.

"Enough is enough," said Brooklyn Councilman Chaim Deutsch, who represents the 48th District of New York City.

"If they have to bring in 200 cops to patrol our streets to show their visibility, that's what has to be done."

"I've heard from Holocaust survivors how they are afraid to walk in the streets,'' he said. "More than 75 years later, after the Holocaust … for them to say in 2019, 'I am afraid to walk in the streets,' sends us all a bad message."

Flatbush Jewish Community Council co-founder Chaskel Bennett added, "There is no community in New York City that appreciates and values the Police Department more than the Orthodox Jewish community."

Nevertheless, he continued, "We feel that our community is vulnerable and has been subject to an alarming increase in hate crimes. That feeling must be met with the full force and protection of the NYPD."

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