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We wrote nearly 18 months ago about the second desecration of the Third Cemetery of the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue, Shearith Israel, on West 21st Street near Sixth Avenue, due to negligent contractors at a neighboring high-rise. A recent visit (above) reveals there are still broken headstones; it's rather a pity that the dead in this nearly 180-year-old cemetery still haven't received the respect due.
In case you were wondering, the First Cemetery of the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue can be found in Chinatown's Chatham Square; it dates to 1683. The Second Cemetery is on West 11th Street. Burials in Manhattan were forbidden in 1852, so subsequent burials were made in Queens.
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