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Jewish News 24 · Oct 20, 2026

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A Maryland man pleaded guilty Tuesday, more than three years after spray-painting swastikas and other antisemitic symbols on gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Baltimore County. George Horn, 36, of Dundalk, admitted targeting Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery because it is Jewish, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland. In July 2023, Horn used black spray paint to deface multiple gravestones. Caretakers later discovered 12 damaged headstones, some of which had to be replaced because paint residue remained.

A Maryland man pleaded guilty Tuesday, more than three years after spray-painting swastikas and other antisemitic symbols on gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Baltimore County. George Horn, 36, of Dundalk, admitted targeting Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery because it is Jewish, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland. In July 2023, Horn used black spray paint to deface multiple gravestones. Caretakers later discovered 12 damaged headstones, some of which had to be replaced because paint residue remained.

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