Westlawn Cemetery

Westlawn Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located in Norridge, a suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The cemetery covers 72 acres (29 ha) and roughly 46,000 people are buried there.

Westlawn Cemetery
Details
Established1937 (1937)[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°57′28″N 87°49′38″W[2]
TypePublic
StyleJewish cemetery
Size72 acres (29 ha)
No. of interments49,000[1]
Websitewestlawncemetery.org

Notable interments

Vandalism

Westlawn was the site of gravestone desecration in January 2008. At least 57 tombstones were defaced with anti-Semitic slogans. Using white and blue spray paint, the vandal drew swastikas and slurs on tombstones in a western section of the cemetery. A 21-year-old Polish immigrant male was charged with the crime in February 2008. He has been directly linked by police to a neo-Nazi organization in the Chicago area.[6] He was convicted and sentenced to 7 years in prison.[7]

References

  1. "About". westlawncemetery.org. Lakeshore Jewish Funerals, Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. "Westlawn Jewish Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Westlawn Jewish Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. New York Times-June 1, 1995
  5. www.history.co.uk-this-day-in-history/November-22
  6. "Neo-Nazi Convicted Of Vandalizing Jewish Cemetery". 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  7. "Neo-Nazi Mariusz Wdziekonski Gets Maximum Sentence For Defiling Jewish Graves". Huffington Post. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2014.


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