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Jewish cemetery unearthed during construction work in Turkey | JTA - Jewish & Israel News

Jewish cemetery unearthed during construction work in Turkey

May 1, 2013

(JTA) -- Gravestones and bones from an ancient Turkish Jewish cemetery were unearthed during construction work.

The remains in the Turkish city of Izmir were found more than 20 feet below the ground, during construction work on an underground tunnel, the Hurriyet Daily News reported Wednesday.

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