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 Friday,
May 26, 2006 -
In
Krakow, we walked about 10
minutes from where our bus
stopped and walked to the
Remuh Synagogue and
Cemetery. It is known as
the smallest but most active
synagogue in Kazimierz,
dating back to 1553. The
cemetery was in use until
1800. The tombstones we see
today are not in their
original places. During the
war, the synagogue and
cemetery was totally
destroyed – the walls were
broken down and tombstones
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Some tombstones were used as
foundation of roads and
sidewalks because the Nazis
wanted people to ‘step on’
the Jewish faith. You can
also see this scenario at
the end of the movie
Schindler’s List. In
1959, the cemetery was
reconstructed. About 700
tombstones were found in the
ruins, and some of them were
too small to be rebuilt,
therefore, their pieces were
erected onto a wall of the
cemetery, known as the
“Lamentation Wall.”
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