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Samson Wertheimer (1658–1724) was the chief rabbi of Hungary and Moravia, a court Jew, and Hapsburg financier. His grave in the Viennese Seegasse cemetery is marked with an elaborately decorated…
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Vienna, Holy Roman Empire
(Vienna, Austria)
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1724
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Béla Latja, Ödön Lechner
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Budapest, Austro-HungarianEmpire
(Budapest, Hungary)
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1903
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Len Speier
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New York, United States of America
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1975
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Unknown
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16th Century
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Rachel Whiteread
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Vienna, Austria
Date:
2000
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Born in Córdoba, Spain, Esther Gabay Henriques married Daniel de la Penha, a Spanish merchant in Rotterdam. The family coat of arms appears above the epitaph. Beneath is a low relief of the couple’s…
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Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands)
Date:
1697
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Ezekiel Katzenellenbogen (ca. 1670–1749) was a rabbi in Altona. His gravestone bears a relief of open books and is inscribed with the titles of his works, each playing on a scriptural phrase involving…
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Altona, Habsburg Empire
(Altona, Germany)
Date:
1749
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Gravestone of honorable old lady Sra Rachel, wife of the wealthy citizen the honorable R. Jacob Fernandes Gill, deceased, seventh day of Passover, 22 Nisan 5486
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17th and 18th Centuries