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Construction works recently uncovered 18 Jewish gravestones from the Middle Ages that were built into a wall in the old town of Mainz, Germany.
According to the German Culture Ministry, the gravestones were used in the walls as fillers and may date as far back as the 11th century, Israel Newsstand reported on Thursday.
Ministry spokesman Markus Nohl said the tombstones "are centuries-old evidence of Jewish roots and tradition in Mainz."
He explained that after Jews were expelled from Mainz in 1438, ownership of the town's Old Jewish Cemetery was turned over to the municipal. A section of the cemetery site was leased out as a vineyard, resulting in a large number of headstones being removed and reused as building materials.
That's an awesome find.
According to the German Culture Ministry, the gravestones were used in the walls as fillers and may date as far back as the 11th century, Israel Newsstand reported on Thursday.
Ministry spokesman Markus Nohl said the tombstones "are centuries-old evidence of Jewish roots and tradition in Mainz."
He explained that after Jews were expelled from Mainz in 1438, ownership of the town's Old Jewish Cemetery was turned over to the municipal. A section of the cemetery site was leased out as a vineyard, resulting in a large number of headstones being removed and reused as building materials.
That's an awesome find.