Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday - Jewish Museum, Berlin, Germany
According to the plaque next to these tombstones, these were originally in a Jewish cemetery in Spandau. The oldest stone there is from 1244. In the middle ages, during a time of Jewish persecution, the stones were taken and used to build the Spandau Citadel. This was discovered in the 1950s and the stones were salvaged. These are the oldest remains of Jewish civilization in the Berlin area.
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Amanda, following you will be a vicarous trip for me. To be able to find out the bits of history, such as surrounds these two stones is a real boone. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteJoan, Thank you for your wonderful comment. I'm glad you enjoyed this post:-)
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