Re: [Cz-L] Stone with cross.

 It is hard to tell from this picture alone, but the cross looks quite
foreign on this stone and definitely out of sync with other
decorations on the monument. So, my guess is that it is either a
result of a recent vandalism, or a trace of a lost part of the
monument that was attached to the main stone using a cross-shaped
bracket.

In all likelyhood Pepi Almogen was the widow of Dr. David Almogen
(1823,Tismenitz, Galicia - 1897, Huşi, Romania). David Almogen was the
director of Jewish hospital in Huşi and later the director of the
municipal hospital. He particpated as a physician in the Romanian war
of independence (1878-1879) and invented a stretcher, which was widely
used by the Romanian and Russian armies. For his war efforts he was
awarded Romanian citizenship (which he could not get before as an
Austrian Jew) and inducted into the Order of Romanian Star (i.e., he
became a Romanian knight).

Best,
Iosif

On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Christian Herrmann <cyberorange_at_gmx.de> 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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