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Establishment of the new cemetery

The community established a new cemetery outside town after the old cemetery became unusable.

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... [שפעטע ר מיט יארן, װען דער אלטער בית־עולם איז גע־ װארן פאר׳פולט (לויט אנדערע קװעלן: די מאכט האט מער נישט דערלויבט צו מקבר זײן דארט), האט קהל מחנך געװען א נײעם ״הײליקן־ארט״ װײט ארוים פון שטאט, אויף דעם בובין, און האט זיך גערופֿן דער ״נײער בית־עולם״. אין הלצה פלעגט מען זאגן־ ״ער איז אװעק אויף דעם בובין״... ]