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A practical guide to Jewish cemeteries by Nolan Menachemson
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Reading Room REF BM 712 .M46 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Menachemson, Nolan, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish cemeteries.
- Jewish epitaphs.
- Sepulchral monuments.
- Jewish art and symbolism.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 248 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Bergenfield, NJ : Avotaynu, c2007.
- Contents:
- A brief history of Jewish burial
- How to read a Jewish gravestone
- Symbols on Jewish tombstones
- Famous Jewish cemeteries and location of major Nazi concentration camps
- Burial locations of famous Jews
- Preserving Jewish cemeteries
- Frequently asked questions.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.
- ISBN:
- 1886223297 (alk. paper)
- 9781886223295 (alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 70659993
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