Re: [Cz-L] Stone with cross.

In the Jewish cemetery in Czernowitz, I have never seen a cross
on any of the gravestones. As others have noticed, this cross looks
as if it was not engraved in the manner of the decorations and other
writing
on this gravestone.

Most probably it was made much more recently as an act of vandalism.
In the village of Banila, south of Czernowitz, I saw many gravestones
with an incised cross in the Jewish cemetery.
On those gravestones, the crosses were clearly of the same style
as any writing or decoration on the rest of the stone.
Possibly, those were the graves of Jews, who during the war, converted
to Christianity, in order to escape deportation. Possibly, they were
the graves
of Jewish spouses of Christians, or Christian spouses of Jews.
These may also be the graves of Subbotnicki.

Mimi

On Jan 6, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Christian Herrmann wrote:

> Dear Merle, dear Hardy,
>
> it is very strange indeed. I was as surprised as you are when
> Lukasz Babula, a Polish volunteer, made me aware of it in 2011.
> Lukasz, a student at the university of Lublin, has examined a lot
> of Jewish cemeteries in Ukraine and Poland and told me had never
> seen a Christian cross on a Jewish cemetery. I'm sure he is right.
> This one might be very unique.
>
> So what is it? My interpretation is this: Pepi Almogen converted
> but she or her family wanted her to be buried among the relatives
> and friends at the Jewish cemetery. This was tolerated by the
> Jewish community and even the cross was tolerated. Part of the
> mythos of Czernowitz is tolerance. With a real background as it seems.
>
> As I said, this is just my interpretation. Does somebody in the
> group know the full story? I'm curious for it.
>
> Christian
>

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