The old Jewish cemetery of the town of Salak The cemetery, which is overgrown with forest (along the western and southern edge of the territory) and bushes, is predominantly granite, although there are also a few concrete monuments. In the cemetery, there are many fallen and crushed tombstones, their fragments. There are a total of 570. They are engraved with inscriptions in Hebrew: names, parents' names, date of death according to the Jewish calendar. At the bottom of the monument, a 5-letter abbreviation of the inscription (T'nishmato bicror hakaim - "May his soul be bound in the bundle of life (i.e. eternity)") is carved in Hebrew. Salak mstl there are small depressions and ditches in the territory of the old Jewish cemetery. Outside, the cemetery is surrounded by a ditch behind which there is a rampart. Remains of a stone masonry fence remain in the cemetery. The old Jewish cemetery continues the traditions of the formation of historical structures and spaces. Jewish burial customs required that the cemetery be on or on the slope of a hill, separated from a settlement by a river or lake, and at least 50 cubits (25 m) from the nearest house. Salak mstl in the old Jewish cemeteries, tombstones and graves are oriented in the direction of Jerusalem (in Lithuania, these are the directions of east, south and southeast). The tombstone symbol is the Star of David. This is a magical symbol. The tombstones also depict a minora - usually a seven-pointed one, but there are also five-pointed ones and six-pointed ones. 19th-20th centuries in monuments, minora or sabbath motifs mark the grave of a woman. This symbolically refers to the woman's connection to the sabbath observances. Salak mstl In Jewish cemeteries, a monument - maceiva - was placed on the grave during burial. Salak mstl in Jewish cemeteries, most of the monuments consist of arch-shaped monuments. Two Hebrew letters (P and N) are engraved on the top of such monuments - an abbreviation of "po nikbar" (Hebrew - "buried here"). The cemetery is currently inactive. They were last buried in 1941, because on August 9 of that year. in the village of Sungardai and Paežere and on August 26. Salak's rifle was shot in the Krakynė forest. Jews.
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