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    Inscriptions From a Jewish Cemetery in Germany

    Medieval stones offer a glimpse into the lives of 12th- to 13th-century Würzburg Jews, such as one who ‘served the Lord with his sweet voice,’ ‘Asher known as Bonfil,’ and ‘lady Rosa,’ who was ‘like a rose between thorns’

    bySimon Schwarzfuchs
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    The Loneliest Jewish Graves in the World

    A thousand miles away from the nearest Jewish community, in the far reaches of northeast China, seven Members of the Tribe found their final resting place

    byEdward Luttwak and Aimee Veneau
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    For India’s Largest Jewish Community, One Muslim Makes All the Tombstones

    Muhammad Abdul Yassin has worked in Mumbai’s Jewish cemetery for more than 40 years. Now he’s passing the chisel to his sons.

    byRachel Delia Benaim
  • Warsaw's Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery(Wikimedia)
    Warsaw's Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery(Wikimedia)
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    Warsaw Will Return 1,000 Gravestones to Jewish Cemetery

    The looted matzevot had been used to build a structure in a city park

    byStephanie Butnick
  • Painted gravestones in the Jewish cemetary in Radauti, Romania.(Ruth Ellen Gruber)
    Painted gravestones in the Jewish cemetary in Radauti, Romania.(Ruth Ellen Gruber)
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    Stick and Stones

    Representations of women in Romania’s Jewish cemeteries

    byRuth Ellen Gruber
  • Gravestones used as an embankment at the Woodmere Club(Ahron D. Weiner)
    Gravestones used as an embankment at the Woodmere Club(Ahron D. Weiner)
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    Unveiling

    A photographer discovers Jewish gravestones at a tony golf course

    byAhron D. Weiner
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