Established 1937 (1937) Founded 1937 | Type Public Size 72 acres (29 ha) Phone +1 773-625-8600 | |
Address 7801 W Montrose Ave, Norridge, IL 60706, USA Similar Acacia Park Cemetery, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Forest Home Cemetery, Oak Woods Cemetery | ||
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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.
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- Notable interments
- Vandalism
- References
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Notable interments
(His conviction was later reversed. He died awaiting a new trial, still legally presumed innocent.)
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. He was convicted and sentenced to 7 years in prison.
References
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