Deriving Benefit from a Non-Jewish Tombstone
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Question
It is known that during the Holocaust, the Poles stole tombstones from Jewish cemeteries and used them for building houses, etc., God have mercy. A traveler to Poland (for work) sees in the hotel garden a bench with Jewish inscriptions, clearly a former tombstone. Is it permissible to sit on it?
Answer
It is forbidden to sit on it because a tombstone is prohibited for deriving benefit.
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