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Jewish cemetery in Warsaw |
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this cemetery men had to
wear a headcover.
We were told that the
size of a tombstone as
well as its location
tells us how important
that person was. For
example, the bigger the
tombstone, the more
important or big shot
this person was.
Additionally, if the
tombstone was placed
near the entrance or on
main walkway, this
person must have been
very important at that
time. Jews who commit
suicide cannot be buried
inside a Jewish
cemetery. Ironically,
the suicide rate during
Holocaust was low among
the Jews. It was also
customary to wash hands
before leaving a Jewish
cemetery to remain clean
and pure.
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Lazaro Zamenhof whose grave
was in this cemetery;
developed a language he
wanted the world to consider
universal, the Esperanto
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Outside the cemetery was a
monument to commemorate
Janusza Korczaka, the person
who helped save many
children and opened an
orphanage, but perished in
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On the monument it
states, “In memory of 1
million Jewish children,
murdered by Nazi German
Barbarians”
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A well-known rabbi’s
grave was built as such
to make sure the grave
is protected, as well as
to protect those who are
praying to the rabbi.
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