Permit His Burial in Christian Cemetery with Jewish Rites
The tribute of the Christian community of Goisern, near Salzburg, Austria, to the only Jew in the town was paid at his funeral yesterday.
Adolph Federmann, who died at the age of 66, the only Jewish resident in the town, was highly respected by the member of the community. He was an up-bolsterer by trade and was known throughout the district as the “Goiserner Jude.” On his death he was buried in the Christian cemetery of the town, according to Jewish rites, the community having brought Rabbi Kureein and a cantor from Linz to perform the services. Christian priests in their vestments stood at the graveside.
The entire population of the town attended the funeral. The police and fire brigade bands played funeral marches, while the Catholic and Protestant church bells rang out in the town. Christian priests and prominent men in the town carried the coffin on their shoulders.
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