Learned something new, thank you.
Siddiq
On Jan 6, 2014, at 12:13 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> They are not supposed to be abandoned. When my father died in 2004, I paid a
> sum to the Jewish community in Copenhagen for perpetual maintenance of the
> grave. This is in contrast to my (non-Jewish) mother's grave at the
> neighbouring regular cemetery where I pay an annual fee, and if the payments
> stop, the grave is subject to being re-used after some reasonable period (10
> or 20 years I think).
>
> This is also why the Jewish cemetery has stringent requirements regarding the
> foundation for the stone etc. The guy in charge told me that they work to a
> 500-year standard.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> On 6 Jan 2014, at 21:05, Siddiq Siddiqui-Ali <muhammad.siddiqui-ali@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jan 6, 2014, at 2:06 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>>
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Old-Jewish-cemetery-in-Wroclaw/
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> What's meant by Jewish graves are meant to be eternal?
>>
>> Siddiq
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