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Photograph of headstones in cemetery.

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Oldest Jewish Cemetery in America

1798

Photograph of tombstone with Hebrew text, engraved columns, and decorative objects on top.

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Tombstone

1855

Print of two scenes, both with French text below: the top showing men in large room walking in circle with books, the bottom showing men shoveling dirt onto grave.

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Funeral Activities

1723–1743

Print image in three panels: the top panel shows groups of men and women in courtyard outside of building, the bottom left panel shows people around body in coffin, and the bottom right panel shows people outside building.

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Ashkenazic Funeral: Carrying the Body to the Grave

1748