door The previous article shows the document from 1920.
It could be a bit tough (…) to read the Dutch text. Here it comes into English.
The Church Council of the Netherlands Israelite Main Synagogue hereby
declares
to Mr. Elias Strijards
the space of a grave in the ordinary row B3 No. 2
in the cemetery at Diemen,
next to the grave of his spouse, Merwou Elizabeth Strijards,
interred there on 8 April last,
to have been relinquished,
for a payment of ƒ10, for which an enclosure with the inscription:
יָד זִכָּרוֹן is to be placed.
The relinquishment of the grave space has taken place in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on Mortuary Status, Burials, and Cemeteries, established by the Church Council of the Netherlands Israelite Main Synagogue in Amsterdam, at its meeting of 26 January 1914, No. 33.
Amsterdam, 3 May 1920
THE CHURCH COUNCIL NAMED:
(signed) L. J. Wagenaar, Chairman
(signed) D. Ochsburg, Secretary
TO: Mr Elias Strijards
At: Alkmaar
EXTRACT FROM THE REGULATIONS
Art. 37
Relinquishment of designated graves does not take place unless in accordance with Article 7 or Article 81 of the Regulations of the Main Synagogue.
Rights to a designated grave expire upon conversion to another religious denomination or to the Portuguese Israelite Congregation, except as stated in Article 4 of the agreement between both Israelite Congregations dated 15 January 1810 – or in the event of renouncing membership or being removed from the community.
In such cases, the right to a relinquished grave at Muiderberg or Overveen also lapses, unless the person remains listed in the civil registers. Persons who renounce their religion in this way lose all rights without reimbursement, as stated in Article 6 of the Regulations of the Main Synagogue.
Art. 38
Relinquishment of designated graves in classified rows may only be done by those who possess another grave space in the same row.
Except in these cases and those mentioned in Art. 37, the right to a designated grave may only be transferred to the next of kin if they already possess a grave in the required row.
Art. 39
A relinquished designated grave space may never be transferred to another party.
N.B. This document must be presented when reporting the death of the person(s) concerned.
Art. 40
It remains at the discretion of the Church Council to dispose of the grave space if it has not been used for a burial within one year at this or another location, unless the next of kin, as described in Articles 37 and 38, 2nd part, express their wish to use the grave space or place a memorial.
Art. 41
Failure to use the relinquished space, either due to expiry (Art. 37 and 38, 2nd part) or because the entitled party does not wish to use it, will not entitle them to any refund of the purchase price.
Art. 42
Those who acquire designated grave spaces are otherwise subject to the same regulations as apply to the general public and the ecclesiastical provisions relating to cemetery use and burial procedures.
