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The first time I visited Vashkivtsi cemetery and subsequently returned to
clear the site in 2010 this postwar stone in the newer area near the
entrance seemed particularly out of place. I believe it was for a
prominent Ukrainian artist (or his father). However, I attributed the
design to the prevailing local customs of the time. Returning three years
later, it had been replaced.
[Mark Wiznitzer]
On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Christian Herrmann <cyberorange_at_gmx.de>
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> There are some things left to report after my return. One of them are the
> portraits on gravestones in the Czernowitz Jewish cemetery. They are often
> ignored but they are interesting. Portraits of the deceased on gravestones
> do actually not exist in Jewish tradition. It is a custom that is common in
> Christian cemeteries in many European countries and was adopted since the
> interwar period. The Jewish cemetery of Czernowitz is particularly rich in
> such portraits. We see bon vivants, glamorous ladies and serious
> grandmothers. Even after decades these people look at us.
>
> https://vanishedworld.wordpress.com/2015/04/25/ghostlike-appearences/
>
> Best wishes,
> Christian
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