cemeteries

A Jewish Cemetery for Confederate Soldiers

There’s only one Jewish military cemetery outside of Israel–and it has quite an unsavory distinction. Richmond, Virginia’s Hebrew Confederate Cemetery was established for Confederate soldiers who were restricted from being buried in regular military cemeteries on account of their Jewishness. Barred from two of Virginia’s military cemeteries, the bodies of 30 men were brought to Richmond to be buried in a special section […]

By Tamar Fox

from Jewniverse

Buried, but Alive

There’s a saying among the Jews of Prague that a people’s history is recorded in its cemetery. Indeed, the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague has a lot of stories to tell. Its earliest resident, Avigdor Kara, was interred in 1439, and Jews were buried there, stacked up to twelve atop each other, until the late 1700s. The cemetery […]

from Jewniverse

Shouldering the burden of forgotten cemeteries

As interest grows in caring for at-risk Jewish cemeteries, new regional and national efforts are emerging to take on the responsibility.

September 20, 2010 7:25 pm

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A Jewish Cemetery for Confederate Soldiers

Buried, but Alive

Shouldering the burden of forgotten cemeteries

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