Gov. Greitens calls for unity after more than 100 Jewish headstones damaged

Monday night, Gov. Eric Greitens spoke out against vandalism that happened at a historic Jewish cemetery.

University City police are still reviewing surveillance footage after more than 100 headstones at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in St. Louis were damaged.

The governor called it a despicable act that appeared to be anti-Semitic. This comes after at least 11 bomb threats were called in to Jewish community centers around the country.

“We do not yet know who is responsible, but we do know this: This vandalism was a cowardly act. And we also know that, together, we can meet cowardice with courage,” said the governor in a Facebook post.

He continued, “Anyone who would seek to divide us through an act of desecration will find instead that they unite us in shared determination. From their pitiful act of ugliness, we can emerge even more powerful in our faith.”

Gov. Greitens is the first Jewish governor of Missouri.