Tzion of the Holy Fish that said שמע ישראל in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Vienna
Not a joke, the planners of the Chassidik tours visiting the dead Jews in the alter heim, make a special stop to visit the holy fish. Here is the itinerary and photos from the trip. I see that they got some stop on the itinerary at the Besht Beis Medrash somewhere in Roumania. The talking fish would be more plausible… In fact I have it on good authority that the fish is still swimming here in the Charles and the grave is just a decoy.
Although the fish got the most creative monument in all jewish cemeteries in Europe, with the stone waves, the human oversized lips and the splash.
The grave tourism is a sham and a shame. I can relate more to people who imagined the holy, talking fish and gave it the proper kvuras yisroel than the holy franks who travel to Romania. (the photo and the links via David Assaf)
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Several years ago NewSkver had its own taking fish in a local fish market Probably Charlie the tuna got lost on the Hudson after all he always is seen is a cap…
Yes I do remember that.