(JTA) — Seven Jewish gravestones were discovered to have been used in the construction of a home in Poland.
The gravestones were used to build the ceiling of the basement of a home in Golina, TV Konin reported.
It is believed that the headstones came from the destroyed Jewish cemetery in the town. No gravestones remain in the cemetery, according to the report.
The disused home, which was about to be destroyed, was constructed during or after World War II.
The gravestones, which are etched in Hebrew and in good condition, were discovered late last month by local historian Krzysztof Grochowski, who had decided to photograph the building before it was torn down, according to the Virtual Shtetl website. The stones became visible when plasterwork covering the ceiling was removed.
The headstones will be included in a museum exhibit or be used to create a memorial at the site of the former Golina cemetery, the local monuments preservation office told the television station.
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