October 07, 2005
The synagogue in Krnov, a Czech town near the Polish border, was vandalized on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. The perpetrators broke the synagogue’s windows and drew swastikas and anti-Jewish slogans on its walls. It was already the eleventh time this synagogue was attacked in three years. No Jews reside in the town; the synagogue serves as a cultural venue.
Meanwhile, a Czech television station has reported that a local businessman was exploiting Holocaust survivors and their heirs. The report on "TV Prima" said that Jaromir Kral had offered to help clients obtain money owed them by Israeli banks in return for a 20 per cent cut. However, the accounts, which belonged to people who died in the Holocaust, are listed on the Israeli Parliament’s website and the Israeli government will return the money at no cost to recipients, according to a law that should be passed by the end of this year, the report stated. Kral could not be reached for comment.
