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Two Forgotten Jewish Graves Found in Sri Lanka, Including That of a Seven-Year-Old Girl
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50% centerFirst reported by Behadrei Haredim · 4 days ago
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What happened
Two Jewish graves, one belonging to a seven-year-old girl, were discovered in Colombo’s Borella Cemetery in Sri Lanka. Chabad emissary Yosef Yitzchak Becher located the neglected stones, cleaned them, and prayed at the site. The graves are rare remnants of a long-vanished Jewish community.
- 01Two Jewish graves were found in Colombo’s Borella Cemetery after years of neglect.
- 02The older grave dates to 1899 and identifies Yosef ben Rabbi Gershom.
- 03The second grave is for Leah Feinstein, who died in 1908 at age seven.
- 04Chabad emissary Yosef Yitzchak Becher recited prayers after the stones were cleaned.
- 05He said the fate of the buried Jews remains unknown.
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