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November 2017: CelebrateMercy sent an initial $30,000 to Golden Hill Cemetery (Denver, Colorado) for the first phase of their cemetery restoration project. See more detailed update on Facebook here.
March 2018: CelebrateMercy sent another check of of $15,000 to Golden Hill Cemetery (Denver, Colorado) for the second phase of their cemetery restoration project.
November 20, 2018: CelebrateMercy has mailed a check of $10,000 today to the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA. These funds are meant for the synagogue to make building repairs in the wake of the mass shooting there on October 27, 2018. This brings the grand total of fund disbursements to $110,000 thus far with about $52,000 left to disburse to other vandalized Jewish centers / institutions.
March 20, 2019: CelebrateMercy mailed a check of $5,000 today to the Hebrew Cemetery in Fall River, MA. These funds are meant for the cemetery to make any repairs needed after the vandalism that happened there earlier this week (see article on this here).
April 30, 2019: CelebrateMercy received a beautiful letter from The Hebrew Cemetery as a thank you for the funds sent last month (See the letter here). Heartfelt Thank you Jeffrey Weissman, and all the congregation from the CelebrateMercy Team!
November 15, 2019: CelebrateMercy mailed a check of $5,000 today to the Temple Israel Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska. These funds are meant for the cemetery to make any repairs needed after the vandalism that took place there recently where about 75 headstones were overturned. Funds can also be used to upgrade the cemetery's security. (see article on the vanadalism here).
September, 2021: The Golden Hill Cemetery (Denver, Colorado) sent us the following pictures of a plaque installed at the entrance of the cemetery, in tribute to CelebrateMercy, next to the a plaque that shows that the cemetery is on the national register of historic places:
Stay Tuned: Check this page for updates as we distribute funds to help the vandalized cemeteries and centers and as we update media links below.
On the heels of bomb threats and hate crimes against dozens of Jewish community centers across the United States, a historical Jewish cemetery was vandalized this past weekend when over 150 headstones were damaged in St. Louis. Muslim Americans stand in solidarity with the Jewish-American community to condemn this horrific act of desecration against the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery. We also condemn a second attack - a few days later - against a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia where an estimated 500 graves have been desecrated. We extend our deepest condolences to all those who have been affected and to the Jewish community at large.
In a campaign organized by Linda Sarsour of MPower Change and Tarek El-Messidi of CelebrateMercy, the Muslim-American community extends its hands to help rebuild this sacred space where Jewish-American families have laid their loved ones to rest since the late 1800's. Campaign proceeds will go directly to the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in light of the recent damage. Any remaining funds will be allocated to help upgrade their site-wide security system and repair any other vandalized Jewish centers - such as the recently vandalized Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia.
While these senseless acts have filled us with sorrow, we reflect on the message of unity, tolerance, and mutual protection found in the Constitution of Medina: an historic social contract between the Medinan Jews and the first Muslim community. We are also inspired by the example of our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, who stood up to pay respects for a passing Jewish funeral procession. When questioned on why he stood for a Jewish funeral, he responded, "Is it not a human soul?" [Source: Bukhari].
Through this campaign, we hope to send a united message from the Jewish and Muslim communities that there is no place for this type of hate, desecration, and violence in America. We pray that this restores a sense of security and peace to the Jewish-American community who has undoubtedly been shaken by this event.
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