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Behind the Aegis

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Tue Aug 25, 2020, 05:00 PM Aug 2020

(Jewish Group) Crushed rocks in New York utility road may have come from Jewish gravestones, report

Jewish gravestones may have been used to make a bed of crushed rocks laid on the banks of a creek in New York’s suburban Nassau County.

A reader of the online edition of the Jewish Press told the publication that she and a friend whose house backs onto Hook Creek in North Woodmere were walking along its banks when they discovered a Jewish star and segments of Jewish words carved into the rocks.

The rocks were laid to allow utility trucks easier access to electricity poles in the area.

The reader, Deborah Gregor, provided a photo of the rock fragments to the Jewish Press, which first reported the discovery. The words included “beloved” and either mother or father.

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(Jewish Group) Crushed rocks in New York utility road may have come from Jewish gravestones, report (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Aug 2020 OP
No way soothsayer Aug 2020 #1
We flipped over some paving stones at our old house AleksS Aug 2020 #2
Yeah, had the same thought MosheFeingold Aug 2020 #3

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
2. We flipped over some paving stones at our old house
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 06:01 PM
Aug 2020

and found tombstone inscriptions. Turned out they were rejects/mistakes/broken stones from the masonry company that did the engraving. So maybe that’s the case here too?

Not saying it is or isn’t, just that there are explanations that aren’t horrible. Let’s hope that’s the case!

MosheFeingold

(3,051 posts)
3. Yeah, had the same thought
Wed Aug 26, 2020, 07:13 PM
Aug 2020

There were misprinted grave stones used near Arlington --- again, just factory rejects. I believe someone used them as stairs.

I wouldn't be alarmed -- just curious and cautious.

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