Holocaust victims finally get Jewish burial, 75 years later

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — Seventy-five years after the end of the Holocaust, some victims of the genocide were finally laid to rest in a local Jewish cemetery.

Daniel Bouknight discovered the ashes of Holocaust victims in a small cardboard box he found among his grandfather's belongings.

Inside the box read the message: "These ashes was taken from the crematory at Dachau, Germany on 11 Feb.1945. Prisoners were burned in the oven that these ashes were taken from, small portions of bones remains.”

After consulting with Chabad Rabbi Hesh Epstein, the two decided the best course of action would be to inter the ashes in a local Jewish cemetery.

On Sunday, crowds gathered at the Columbia Jewish cemetery at Arcadia Lakes to lay rest to the Holocaust victims.

"Your death was not in vain," Rabbi Epstein said at the ceremony. "We have gathered here today to honor your memory along with your 6 million brothers and sisters."