More in ‘gravestones’

I was walking with my 7-year-old son past the 17th hole of the Woodmere Club’s golf course, on Long Island, and I was surprised to find a Star of David carved into a stone used as part of a retaining wall. I looked closer, and discovered hundreds of gravestones, many carved with Jewish names, used as embankment material. The club insists the stones—none of which seem to contain dates, only names and symbols—were extra granite, donated many years ago by long-dead club members. Here, for the first time, is a collection of my photos.