Cemetery (Altona)

17th and 18th Centuries

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Hebrew

Portuguese

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Altona, Denmark (Altona, Germany)

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Tombstone Inscriptions (Istanbul)

Mikri (“little one”) Wife of Yehuda Hamon (d. 1642) Yesterday I was playing on the earth, in my husband’s embrace, like a tiny lamb, And an angel came and preyed upon me in his wrath…

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Tombstone Inscriptions (Jamaica)

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 5486May her soul be…

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Manuscript with illustrations of tombs and Hebrew text.

Tombs in the Holy Land

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Tombstone Inscriptions (Thessaloniki)

Here is a man who revered The Name with loveWhose name was known For his generous spiritHe gave to charity To failing soulsFrom his pocket and his wealth Until…

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