| p>In the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany you will find | | | | excellent condition. On some of the tombstones you |
| the town of Sohren. This town which is the second | | | | will see engraved hands. These handprints are known |
| largest town of the Verbandsgemeinde Kirchberg is | | | | as the Blessing of the Kohanim hands. In 1992 the |
| situated in the Rhein-Hunsrück region. As you | | | | Sohren Jewish cemetery was turned into a historical |
| explore this town you will find that a pretty stream | | | | monument which allows visitors to not only pay their |
| flows through the town. Later this stream merges with | | | | respects but to understand how the lives of these |
| the Sohrbach which is a tributary of the River | | | | Sohren inhabitants influenced the town and its culture. |
| Kyrbachs. | | | | With your tour of the Sohren Jewish cemetery |
| The town of Sohren is a quiet and serene place that | | | | complete you should take a tour around the town. |
| you can stay in. You will find this charming little town | | | | While you are thus looking at the various landmarks |
| has some interesting places that you can visit. One | | | | which can be seen here you should take a look at the |
| that you should visit if you have children no matter | | | | religious buildings of this town. Of these you should visit |
| what their age is a toy shop which caters to the | | | | the Lutheran Church. This church is of the |
| interests of children. Here you will find a wealth of toys | | | | pre-Reformation origin. As time passed, the church has |
| and accessories which can even take the interest of | | | | changed from being used by one religious community |
| adults who like toys in the form of complicated models, | | | | to two. By 1907 the church was used in tandem with |
| remote controlled airplanes and ships, intricate | | | | the Protestant and Catholic communities. As you look |
| construction toys and even puzzles which are | | | | through this church you will find that the oldest parts of |
| guaranteed to boggle the mid. | | | | the church are from the 15th century. The Sohren |
| Once you have seen this fabulous toy shop you many | | | | Catholic Church which you will also see in your Sohren |
| want to turn your attention to the Jewish Cemetery | | | | tour was built in 1907. |
| which is located near the northeast side of Sohren. | | | | These are some of the sights which are worth seeing |
| This quiet cemetery is enclosed by lovely Birch trees. | | | | here in Sohren. In between looking at the various |
| In all likelihood the cemetery may have been created | | | | monuments and landmarks of the town you can use |
| sometime before 1850. When you visit the cemetery | | | | Sohren as a base of exploration for the rest of the |
| you will find there are many graves from that time | | | | Rhineland-Palatinate. The other towns and cities you |
| right up until 1965. In this cemetery you will see there is | | | | will find in this region will stun and take your breath |
| a wide center aisle and the tombstones are arranged | | | | away. For an exciting holiday in Rhineland-Palatinate, |
| on either side of this aisle. | | | | Germany do come and stay in the town of Sohren. |
| While the tombstones are weathered they are still in | | | | |