Small section of the plaques....look closely, do you see a familiar name?
Anne Frank, born in Frankfurt on June 12, 80 years ago this year
Part of the wall surrounding the ghetto still stands
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Cemetery, the Wall, the Ghetto
On the tour today, we discussed much about Jewish history in Frankfurt. We visited a Jewish cemetery, which is surrounded by a wall covered in silver plaques with names of people, from Frankfurt, who were killed by the Nazis. There are also used to be a wall separating the ghetto from the city center, this is where the Jewish population was forced to reside.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I remember that Jewish people put rocks on graves so when I saw the pepples on these plaques, I looked it up and here is what I found from Rabbi Lerner:
ReplyDeleteQuestion
Why do Jews put pebbles or rocks on graves (like in the movie Schindler's List)?
Answer
It is currently a Jewish custom to put a pebble on the headstone when one visits a grave to mark that you have been there and that you respect the one who has passed on.