

Providing these information to the support team will help expedite the troubleshooting process.

HAR files can be a requirement for troubleshooting issues specifically for problems listed below: The weight of it, along with adhesive putty on the footstone base, will allow the grave to remain in place.HAR is the short form for HTTP ARchive format, which tracks all the logging of web browser's interaction with a site. 4 to watch Ferrannini reset their ancestor’s headstone.įerrannini explained that the headstone weighs 1,269 pounds. He worked as a tinsmith and lived in Queen Village.īender, Green, Levine, Rothman and Bruce Fagan (a first cousin of Bender and Green) were at Har Nebo on Nov. Born in Romania, he came to the United States in 1900. One of those tombstones belongs to Loeb, who died in 1946 at age 78. Jewish Federation also hired cemetery preservation specialist Joe Ferrannini, owner of Hoosick Falls, New York-based Grave Stone Matters, to work at Har Nebo from Oct.


The recent cleanup at Har Nebo attracted some 400 volunteers who removed weeds and ivy that had grown over and between dozens of monuments. Another challenge is that when graves settle, the ground becomes uneven, and monuments eventually fall.įriends of Jewish Cemeteries removes debris and tends to other needs. While there, families are noticing problems.Īs many cemeteries are nearly full and not selling new plots, maintenance becomes a challenge due to a lack of funds. The Jewish Federation is acting, in part, due to the recent interest in genealogy that is leading many Philadelphia-area residents to visit their ancestors’ graves, often for the first time. Gravesites at Har Nebo and some other Jewish cemeteries are plagued with a lack of maintenance, deterioration over time, weather-related issues and occasional vandalism. In a remarkable coincidence, they met for the first time a second cousin and Loeb descendant, Barbara Levine, and a third cousin, Jeremy Rothman, a great-great-nephew of Loeb. They saw that the memorial stone of their great-grandfather, Oscar Loeb, was leaning so much that it was resting against the footstone of another grave. Sisters Jane Bender and Marci Green attended the cleanup, sponsored by the Jewish Federation. 17 cleanup at Har Nebo revealed some of the challenges facing old cemeteries.
