October 20, 2010 - 11:28 AMT
Holocaust monument desecrated in Yerevan

The monument to Holocaust victims was desecrated in Yerevan on the night of October 20.

“The frontside of the monument was coated with brown paint; on the backside “Death to Jews” was inscribed,” chairperson of the Jewish community of Armenia Rimma Varzhapetyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

“When we learned about it, I called the presidential administration and the essential measures were taken. A criminals case was also initiated,” she said.

“It was an act of barbarism but we do not rate this as anti-Semitism. It’s a personal matter but not Armenia’s policy,” Mrs. Varzhapetyan said, adding that the monument should never be left unattended.