Tombstone
Artist Unknown
1855
Image
This tombstone of a Torah scholar from Sieniawa, Poland includes motifs and symbols often found on Jewish tombstones in Poland, such as a crown and palm trees. Other common symbols on Jewish tombstones included lions, hands making the priestly blessing (for kohanim), and trees with chopped-off branches (for those who died young). The elaborate inscription on the tombstone lauds the scholar’s devotion to the study of Torah and his many good deeds.
Credits
Photograph by Marcin Wodziński (courtesy of the photographer).
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 6.
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