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Epitaph from the Tombstone of Rebecca Henriquez da Costa
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On the day of my abundant joy illness suddenly overcame me Birth pangs and rupture overwhelmed me I gave birth and died, like a blossom I turned away And the fruit of my womb was brought with me to…

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Rebecca Henriquez da Costa

Places:

Cassipora, Dutch Colonial Empire (Cassipora, Suriname)

Date:

1771

Subjects:

Life cycle, Birth, Mourning, Death, Gravestones & tombs, Inscriptions

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Inscriptions
Oldest Jewish Cemetery in America
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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

Subjects:

Life cycle, Mourning, Burial, Cemetery, Death, Gravestones & tombs

Categories:

Decorative arts, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs
Photograph of headstones in cemetery.