High-school student leads effort to preserve Vermont s oldest Jewish cemetery
Netanel Crispe works on a headstone at the oldest Jewish cemetery in Vermont.
EAST POULTNEY, Vt. (Bennington Banner via JTA) - The autumn leaves crunched underfoot as Netanel Crispe walked uphill toward the northwest corner of the small cemetery. He stopped and examined a toppled headstone. The last time I was here this was standing up, he said, regarding the weathered, gray stone. At least it hasn t broken.
Crispe brushed away the leaves to reveal a carving at the top of the stone: two raised hands, the gesture used in the delivery of the Birkat Kohanim, Judaism s priestly blessing.
Jewish Ledger
Teen leads effort to preserve Vermont’s oldest Jewish cemetery
By David Lachance
EAST POULTNEY, Vermont – (Bennington Banner via JTA) – The autumn leaves crunched underfoot as Netanel Crispe walked uphill toward the northwest corner of the small cemetery. He stopped and examined a toppled headstone.
“The last time I was here this was standing up,” he said, regarding the weathered, gray stone. “At least it hasn’t broken.”
Crispe brushed away the leaves to reveal a carving at the top of the stone: two raised hands, the gesture used in the delivery of the Birkat Kohanim, Judaism’s priestly blessing.