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
-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 09:18:46 -0500
> Von: Merle Kastner <merlek_at_videotron.ca>
> An: HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>, CZERNOWITZ-L <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
> Betreff: Re: [Cz-L] Stone with cross.
> I can't believe that a cross would be allowed in a Jewish
> cemetery. There is something really strange about this.
> Merle
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>
> To: "CZERNOWITZ-L" <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 8:40 AM
> Subject: [Cz-L] Stone with cross.
>
>
> >
> http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/531314_2721835581310_1980063253_n.jpg
> >
> > From Christian's collection on Facebook:
> > Stone with a cross on the Jewish cemetery.
> > Pepi Almogen . Doctors widow , died 1903.
> > Holder of Royal Rumanian Elizabeth order !
> > In Hebrew her name was Fesil .
> > Can we solve this riddle ?
> >
> > Hardy
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