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Vilnius, Lithuania - Human Remains Halt Luxury Condos in Old Jewish Cemetery |
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Sep 20, 2008 at 09:18 PM
News Source: THe Baltic Times
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Zenonas Baubonis, the head of the Lithuanian Archeological Society, which carried out the dig, said the bones cannot be treated as burials.
Vilnius, Lithuania - Controversial findings of human remains in the former Jewish neighborhood of Snipiskes in Vilnius, Lithuania, have prevented development of high-end apartments.
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The plans for the condos are on the former site of a 400 year old Jewish cemetery.
During the Soviet era, the cemetery was 'removed' after already closed by a Russian czar. The Jewish community received some monetary compensation at the closing.
The current act to build on the desecrated site is being condemned globally.
At the heart of the controversy is the definition of 'burial'; measurements of the depth of the remains are in doubt as Israeli specialists claim the remains are found at 1.5 meters and Lithuanian researchers say they are found at 20 centimeters.
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Sep 20, 2008 at 10:18 PM Asa Yitzchak Says:
This is an outrage!
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Sep 21, 2008 at 12:50 AM r' yid Says:
this is crazy
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Sep 21, 2008 at 09:12 AM r u serious Says:
This is lithuania !
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Sep 21, 2008 at 09:59 AM moses Says:
does anyone expect any less from lithuanians?
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Sep 21, 2008 at 10:11 AM Fortune Says:
Why is anyone so surprised.........Goyish thinking to do such a thing, without respect for the dead.
If it were a Gentile Cemetery, they would do the same..dig for a luxury aptmnt complex.
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Sep 23, 2008 at 03:04 PM Anonymous Says:
The bones cannot be treated as burials.
What are they, garbage?
What do bones have to do to be treated as burials?