Rabbi Dichter thought he was dreaming, and first checked to see if it was indeed his relative Henry. After verifying his identity using identical death dates and documents, he contacted the American military and asked to change the tombstone.<\/p>\r\n
But there was the answer: "During the first fifty years after death, no change should be made to the status of military veterans.".<\/p>\r\n
The date on the plaque showed that fifty years would pass in three weeks, as Henry, who fought in World War II, died on June 17, 1964.<\/p>\r\n
Rabbi Dichter sent the request again, but was told that the cross on the headstone was carved at the request of one of the family members - John, the brother of the deceased, and in any case, a change to the inscription on the headstone must be made by a closer relative.<\/p>\r\n
Thanks to a little detective work, Rabbi Dichter was able to reach Uncle John's adult daughter. She was surprised to hear the US Department of Defense claim and said that her father never asked for Henry to be buried with a cross. Moreover, she remembers that the funeral service was conducted by a Jewish rabbi.<\/p>\r\n
And you returned each to his own estate.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n The rabbi again contacted the American military's department of deceased, and on June 5, he finally received the long-awaited message: "The military cemetery management has approved replacing the old tombstone with a new one engraved with a Jewish Star of David.".<\/p>\r\n \""But the most amazing thing," says Rabbi Dichter, "is that the tombstone was replaced on the 7th of Tammuz, which is the Hebrew date for Uncle Henry's Yahrzeit on the fiftieth anniversary of his passing.".<\/p>\r\n \""The new tombstone is the embodiment of the verse in Parashat Behar, 'In this year of jubilee, each man shall return to his estate,'" concludes Rabbi Dichter.<\/p>\r\n![\"\u05d4\u05e8\u05d1](\"https:\/\/ch10.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/\u05d4\u05e8\u05d1-3.jpg\")
<\/a> Photo: collive website\r\n\r\n![\"\u05d4\u05e8\u05d1](\"https:\/\/ch10.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/\u05d4\u05e8\u05d1-2.jpg\")
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