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The process of ritual purification of a dead body, known as taharah, involves careful cleaning of the corpse. Prior to being dressed in a white cotton shroud, the body of the deceased is washed, the…
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Bischitz, Austrian Empire (Byšice, Czech Republic)
Date:
1855–1856
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Neḥama wife of Shalom Uri
Buried on Sunday, the 11th of Tevet 5337
This stone is a witness between us:
That death has climbed up into our window:
And eclipsed the…
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
16th and 17th Centuries
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Mordechai Meisel (1528–1601) was a court Jew, merchant, philanthropist and builder in Prague. Meisel became a member of the Prague Jewish Communal Council in 1576 and later served as its head. This is…
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1601
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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…
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Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)
Date:
1628