2415 x 3624 px | 20,4 x 30,7 cm | 8,1 x 12,1 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
14 juin 2009
Lieu:
Brzostek in south-eastern Poland
Informations supplémentaires:
stolen Jewish headstones returned by locals to the newly re-consecrated cemetery of Brzostek Poland, Poles and Jews restore the Jewish cemetery of Brzostek The Jewish cemetery in Brzostek, called “kierkut” by the local Christian community, was probably established in the mid-19th century Before World War Two the cemetery was surrounded by a wooden fence, with the entrance gate 446 people were buried in the cemetery in the years 1894-1938. During World War Two the Nazis executed Jews in the cemetery. Victims were buried in mass graves. Recently initiated by Dr Jonathan Webber Oxford university, the cemetery was surrounded with a metal fence. The re-consecration of the cemetery took place on June 14, 2009. The ceremony was attended by Jews coming from Brzostek, and the Chief Rabbi of Poland
