Thursday 27 December 2012

The Jewish Cemetery, Szczebrzeszyn

When in Szczebrzeszyn, I always find time to go in the Old Jewish Cemetery, as it does have some kind of presence: still and serene with the odd brown squirrel darting about above:


Just in front of the sign above, there is some other information introducing the place as one of the best kept Jewish cemeteries in Poland.  Like the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw, the place is more on the rugged than the (strictly) neat side, but, apparently, this is the way the Jews like their cemeteries to be kept.  Even though I only had my mobile camera on me here, I was luckily able to catch something of the colourful and ornate design of the gravestones, as you can see below:








From out of this, I can't help but like the fact that the Jews put some effort into their gravestones, showing that they care for their dead.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Pat. The gravestones in the snow, remind me of old books or even heaving bookshelves. The gravestones are like the books of the Jewish people's lives. Fascinating pictures.

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  2. Great drawings in the mind, Dave.

    Just seen that the Catholic Church leader in England and Wales has been brave enough to speak out about the politically-'correct' dictatorship in Britain.

    Glad to see that some public figures are starting to compare the PC dictatorship with the Nazis and Stalinist Russia. Only problem is that the whole PC thing is too far gone now, even what were once rank-and-file people have become brainwashed with it, and we're now sadly entering into an era of history in English-speaking countries where mind control may become an absolute.

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