Pieces of Jewish gravestones found at the bottom of Poland’s
longest river have been returned to a Jewish cemetery. The 17
gravestone pieces from the Jewish cemetery in the Brodno
district were found at the bottom of the Vistula River, which is
at a record low water level due to drought. In addition to the
gravestones, fittings of the Royal Palace in Warsaw including a
fountain, vases and marble steps, which the Swedes tried to take
out of the city in the seventeenth century, were also
discovered. A few decades ago, construction companies removed
gravestones from the Jewish cemetery in Brodno and used them as
building material. They were also used to strengthen the bottom
of the river. Last week the 17 pieces of tombstones were
recovered from the river. On Monday they were placed at the
cemetery. The Brodno Jewish cemetery was established in 1780. It
is currently managed by the Nissenbaum Family Foundation. The
Jewish Community of Warsaw has plans to repair the damage and
place security cameras at the cemeter