Historic Jewish cemetery in Caribbean fades away

 
By KAREN ATTIAH, Associated Press | Published: November 26, 2012   

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — Headstones are pockmarked, their inscriptions faded. Stone slabs that have covered tombs for centuries are crumbling. White marble has turned grey, likely from the acrid smoke that spews from a nearby oil refinery.

photo - In this Nov. 12, 2012 photo, a crumbling tomb stands in the Beth Haim cemetery in Blenheim on the outskirts of Willemstad, Curacao. AP photo <strong>Karen Attiah</strong>
In this Nov. 12, 2012 photo, a crumbling tomb stands in the Beth Haim cemetery in Blenheim on the outskirts of Willemstad, Curacao. AP photo Karen Attiah

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One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the Western Hemisphere, Beth Haim on the island of Curacao, is slowly fading in the Caribbean sun.

Beth Haim was established in the 17th century and...
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