at the end of "Schindlers list" the Jews put stones on his grave. Why?

Question

yes Darwin, it is a tribute- but WHY??

you guys can cool it with the rude answers. It is a legitimate question.I watched the movie. I want to know why stones as opposed to anything else.
Thanks to Red Queen and all who aren't jerks looking for points.

Answer 1

It's a show of respect.

From Ask Rabbi Simmons:

Why do Jews place stones on peoples' graves?

Answer

We are taught that it is an act of ultimate kindness and respect to bury someone and place a marker at the site. After a person is buried, of course, we can no longer participate in burying them. However, even if a tombstone has been erected, we can participate in the mitzvah of making a marker at a grave, by adding to the stone. Therefore, customarily, we place stones on top of a gravestone whenever we visit to indicate our participation in the mitzvah of erecting a tombstone, even if only in a more symbolic way.
With blessings from Jerusalem,

Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Answer 2

thank you, red queen, too!

When Willow put stones on Tara's gravestone, I always assumed it was a Wicca thing. (Yes, big time Buffy fan here.)

I had forgotten about Schinldler's List having that, too.

Interesting that the non-practicing Willow went back to her Jewishness at that moment, isn't it?

(Of course, if you AREN'T a Buffy fan, you have NO IDEA what I'm babbling about, do you?)

Edit after reading the rest of the answers: And thank you, RW, too.

Yes, a LOT of the answerers completely missed your question, didn't they?

The "why" part.

However, it would have been better if you had explained up-front that you knew it was a respect thing, but asked for why it's considered respectful.

But still.

Answer 3

it incredibly is genuine. The action picture confirmed Schindler's grave. Stones are a thank you to coach understand. to coach in a seen way that somebody became there who cared and that the deceased meant some thing it incredibly is tangible. flora wilt and die yet rocks are eternal as is the affection and/or understand which you have for the deceased. i'm Jewish and that i think of it incredibly is an exquisite custom myself.

Answer 4

It's a traditional way of showing respect and remembrance, especially for the dead.

If you recall in the Bible, the original "Mizpah" was a pile of stones built by Jacob and Laban as a remembrance between them.

Answer 5

its jewish tradition to place stones like that when visiting a grave, instead of flowers.
its something to the effect of that flowers are fleeting and wilt and fade too quickly, where stones are much more constant and so on.

Answer 6

As a sign of respect. Thanks to Schindler, many Jews were saved from the ovens.

Answer 7

Cos they secretly hated him for liberating them from the Holocaust.

wtf kind of question is this?

Answer 8

why do you think

i thought it was obvious a tribute

that really needed no explanation