Tombstone (Prague)
1628
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Tombstone of Hendl bat Eberl Geronim, wife of the Court Jew Jacob Bassevi von Treuenberg (1570–1634), in the Jewish cemetery in Prague. The Hebrew date on the top part of the stone indicates that she died on Wednesday, 4 Tammuz 5388 (July 5, 1628). Hendl’s family coat of arms—a blue lion with eight red stars upon a black field—was bestowed upon her husband in recognition of his services by the emperor Ferdinand in 1622. She was known for her charitable activities and her adoption of orphans.
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With permission of the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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