New York: Muslim Americans have helped raise more than $66,000 to repair vandalised headstones at a Jewish cemetery in St Louis, Missouri, according to an online fundraising page, amid attacks and threats against Jewish institutions. About 170 headstones were toppled or damaged at the century-old Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery over the weekend, according to cemetery staff.
Some Jewish groups described the vandalism and threats as the latest evidence that anti-Semitic groups have been emboldened by the election of Trump as US president.
His campaign last year drew the support of white nationalists and right-wing groups, despite his disavowals of them.
"Muslim Americans stand in solidarity with the Jewish-American community to condemn this horrific act of desecration," the fundraisers said on their website. More than 2,400 people had donated since it began on Tuesday.
Jewish community centers across the United States have reported a surge in bomb threats, all of which have so far proved to be hoaxes.
Trump condemned the attacks as anti-Semitism for the first time on Tuesday after repeatedly declining to do so when asked by journalists last week. Some Jewish organisations have criticized his approach, saying they fear that the groups that supported Trump had become more active.
