A visit to the Old Jewish Cemetery in Lublin, Poland and a headstone dating to 1541.
The Old Lublin Jewish Cemetery is located at Kalinowszczyzna 5-7. They key is available at Teatr NN at the Grodzka Gate - so climbing over walls as potrayed in this film is not necessary.
The cemetery came into use in the fifteen century and was used until the nineteenth century when it was replaced by the New Cemetery which was destroyed by the Nazis but is now being restored.
The oldest Jewish headstone in Poland can be found here. It commemorates the life of Jacob Kopelman who died in 1541. Near this tombstone there are also tombstones of rabbi Szalom Szachna and Salomon Luria. A metal protection has been built over the grave of Jacob Isaac Horovitz-Sternfeld.
From the seventeenth century onwards, the stones became increasingly ornate with the inscriptions presenting the life and character of the deceased. In this film we can see various animals and plants - my favourite being the squirrel. Many stones also show hands raised in order to give a blessing or a hand holding a pen or books which would signify that the person had been a writer or especially learned.
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