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Unearthing North Country's Rich History: A Tour of Watertown Cemetery
The Jefferson County Historical Society hosted a tour of Brookside Cemetery in the Town of Watertown, New York, attracting hundreds of visitors interested in exploring the area's rich history. The tour showcased the final resting places of prominent figures, including landowners and leaders, with familiar names that have contributed to the region's economy. Highlights included the Colonel George Flower Chapel, adorned with Tiffany stained glass windows, and the mausoleum of Henry Keep, a local legend who went from poverty to wealth. The Jefferson County Historical Society has more events planned, including a Halloween Happy Hour and a Halloween Costume Ball.
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"Unearthing Connections: Ancient African American Cemetery Unveils 41,000 DNA Links to New 'Relatives'"
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Unearthed: Remnants of Munich Synagogue Destroyed on Hitler's Orders
The Times of Israel•2 years ago
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"Lost Synagogue Unearthed: Munich's 1938 Destruction Revealed"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by DW (English)
The remains of Munich's former main synagogue, which was destroyed in 1938 on Adolf Hitler's orders, have been discovered during the renovation of a weir on the Isar. Construction workers found stones decorated with flowers and ornaments that can be linked to the Jewish house of worship. Among the findings were parts of columns and a stone tablet with the Ten Commandments in Hebrew script. The rubble from the demolished synagogue was used for renovation work on the Großhesseloher weir in 1956. The future of the historical stones is uncertain, but there are suggestions of reconstructing the Torah shrine and potentially exhibiting the findings in the Jewish Museum Munich.
"Long-Lost Munich Synagogue Unearthed in River Decades After Destruction"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NPR
Parts of a Munich synagogue that was demolished by the Nazis in 1938 have been discovered in a river during construction work. The rubble, including stone columns and a tablet bearing the Ten Commandments in Hebrew, was found several miles away from the original site. The director of the Jewish Museum Munich, Bernhard Purin, described the discovery as "unusual" and "touching." The stones will be transported for further examination, and experts will determine how they can be preserved and potentially used to honor Jewish life in Munich before the Holocaust.