Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitz Jewish Cemetery in the Early Nineties

From: HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>
Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 21:36:21 +0300
To: Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
Reply-To: HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>

The 2 stones supposedly dumped from the Turkish steps have been
  saved and planted into a memorial stone near the upper entry
 to the Western steps.
   This I found out much later and reported to the Ehpes.
Hardy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Taylor" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
To: "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>
Cc: "Jacob Greenberg" <grs_software_at_bigpond.com>; <czernowitz-l_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitz Jewish Cemetery in the Early Nineties

> To correct what Serah and Hardy wrote about the gravestones
> from the old Jewish cemetery which was located in the lower part of the
> city.
> During the Russion period after WW2, these stones were used to build the
> steps
> to the Turckenbrunnen. When the whole area around the Turckenbrunnen
> was rebuilt in 2008, these stones were dumped somewhere at the edge of
> the city.
> I have seen a photograph which showed a mound of earth and stones, among
> which
> were stones from the old cemetery. Unfortunately, I do not know where
> exactly
> this mound is located.
> Currently the Jewish cemetery on Zelena street is guarded, so as to
> prevent
> the destruction or the stealing of gravestones. But many of the oldest
> gravestones,
> or those which were not put on a proper foundation have either fallen or
> stand crookedly
> and threaten to fall.
>
> For three days, Sasha and I walked pretty much all over Czernowitz, most
> pavements
> are in deplorable state, even on the Herrengasse some of the small cubic
> paving stones
> are loose in their place, or are no longer in their place, but are
> sitting on top of other stones.
> But nowhere in the city, did we see gravestones being used as paving
> stones.

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