Update on Bayside Cemetery Litigation - March 5, 2009
Here is another periodic email from me to you to keep you informed on what's new with the Bayside Cemetery situation.
I don't have too much to report with regards to the court. We recently filed a letter to Chief Judge Dearie discussing our findings from jurisdictional discovery and asked the judge to allow the parties to appear to argue the pending motions. You can read this recent letter in the "About the Litigation" section of the www.baysidecemeterylitigation.com website.
I have added a few more items to the website:
1) There was an article in the Queens Chronicle on January 29, 2009 about the exposed human remains at the cemetery and how this could potentially pose a human health risk. You can review this in the "Article Archive" section of the website.
2) There is a historical document from 1905 called "Rules & Regulations for the Government & Care of Bayside Cemetery" by Congregation Shaari Zedek. I have placed this document in a new section of the website called "History & Genealogy"
3) I posted a document called "Bayside Cemetery Burial Records Project 1908-2004" in the "History & Genealogy" section of the website. It is not a complete document yet but is a work in progress. This document was provided to me by a genealogical researcher who has been researching Bayside Cemetery for many years. I believe that this is the first document of this type ever produced for Bayside Cemetery. In order to control the distribution of this document, it is password protected. I will provide the password upon email request. Instructions to do this are on the website.
4) There is another BLOG of pictures of Bayside Cemetery. This posting is of winter photos. The link to this is at the top of the Article Archive section of the website or go to http://citynoise.org/article/8997
I will continue to keep you posted on what happens with the litigation and the website. Please check the website for current information. www.baysidecemeterylitigation.com
As I've asked before, please send this email or a link to www.baysidecemeterylitigation.com to all your friends to inform them about the problems at Bayside Cemetery and with Congregation Shaare Zedek.
Thanks for your interest and support,
John Lucker
Plaintiff - Lucker et al vs. Bayside Cemetery and Congregation Shaare Zedek
www.baysidecemeterylitigation.com
I visited Bayside Cemetery last week. I think the Congregation can at least afford a few decent chairs so volunteers who clean up the grounds don't have to rely on the kindness of Ozone Park's Christian neighbors who donate what they can. If the synagogue does not have money, as they claim, they can at least show interest...and it is clear they do not.
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