- of them have
monumental and
richly decorated matzevot headstones (macewy), but
there are also
matzevot without ornaments,
which are
evidence of modesty...
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Following closure, the
cemetery was
ransacked for
construction material. The
matzevot were used as
building materials,
thrown into the Soła River, abandoned...
-
Memorial at the Südfriedhof in
Leipzig – the
stones placed are a
Jewish grave symbol termed matzevot, to show respect...
- indicated, only the occupation. Most
matzevot were made of stone, but
there was a rare
option - a
plate of wood. Such a
matzevot, made of oak, has been preserved...
- (Lords) and the
Asherot (Semitic goddesses). In
addition to an altar,
matzevot (stone
pillars representing the
presence of the divine) were erected. The...
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External image Nahal Oded:
Mosque with
pagan Matzevot....
- cemetery. It was
established at the end of the 19th century. A
dozen or so
matzevot have
survived to this day, but
there are
probably more of them
under a...
-
preservation of the two
cemetery sections varies.
Estimates of
surviving matzevot at the old
cemetery range from a few
dozen to
about 100 or 200. The new...
-
graves in place.
There are two
kinds of
Jewish burial monuments (in
Hebrew matzevot) – the
older is a slab of wood or stone,
basically rectangular, but with...
-
descendant of
former residents discovered that a
number of
gravestones (
matzevot) were
piled up in the city park. The
stones had been
gathered by a non-Jewish...
