Gravestone of Abraham Pereira d’Azevedo

1722

Tombstone with Latin inscription on top half and illustration below of axe chopping tree in half, surrounded by English words around perimeter of stone.
The first Jewish community was established in Kingston, Jamaica by refugees from Spain and Portugal after 1492. This tombstone in the cemetery of She‘are Shalom Synagogue marks the grave of Abraham Pereira d’Azevedo (d. 1722), a member of a prominent Jewish family from Portugal. The lower part of the gravestone is decorated with a medallion enclosing a hand with an ax appearing from a segment of clouds from the left about to cut down a tree. The upper part bears a Latin inscription, while the entire gravestone is bordered by English words specifying the deceased’s name, occupation, and date of death.

Credits

Photo by Laura Leibman. Courtesy of the Jewish Atlantic World Database.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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