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Contributor:
Friedrich Friedländer
Places:
Vienna, Austria
Date:
Date Unknown, 18th century
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The gravestone of Judah Loew (1520–1609; known as the Maharal) and his wife, Pearl (1528–1610), is located in the Old Jewish Cemetery of the Jewish quarter in Prague. A prominent scholar and kabbalist…
Places:
Prague, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1609 and 1640
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The oldest Jewish cemetery in the United States is located in New York City; the grave of Cantor Gershom Mendes Seixas can be seen here in the burial grounds of Congregation Shearith Israel.
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Photographer Unknown
Places:
New York City, United States of America
Date:
1798
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This enameled glass beaker, belonging to the Polin Burial Society in Bohemia, is a fine example of the melding of Jewish and Bohemian art forms. It features painted figures carrying a body toward a…
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Artist Unknown
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Poleň (Polin), Holy Roman Empire
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1691
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Women played key roles in preparing the deceased for burial. This painting shows women’s involvement in the ultimate act of generosity.
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Artist Unknown
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Praha, Holy Roman Empire
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
ca. 1780
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This paper cut, commemorating the anniversary of a date of death, originates from Galicia.
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Artist Unknown
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(Galicia, Ukraine)
Date:
1867–1880
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Contributor:
Gebrüder Henschel
Places:
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
(Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1813
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In reference to the deceased’s name, the central verse fragment on this monument reads “And Mordechai came before the king. . .” (Esther 8:1), and the top panel contains a low relief of a richly clad…
Places:
Curaçao, Dutch Colonial Empire
(Curaçao)
Date:
1716
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Rachel Soares Pereira, who died in 1721 at the age of twenty-four, was married to Isaac Pereira. Floral motifs decorate the top of her gravestone, while the bottom panel contains a relief of a hand…
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(Kingston, Jamaica)
Date:
1721