tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.comments2023-03-29T09:38:59.987-04:00Jewish Graveyard RabbitSchelly Talalay Dardashtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10930641777765846278noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-27226488590531100562010-11-27T15:32:21.118-05:002010-11-27T15:32:21.118-05:00Indeed, I hail from Shtip, and it is a pity that o...Indeed, I hail from Shtip, and it is a pity that only one Jewish family is left nowadays, when Shtip always had a sizable Jewish neighborhood, during its 2500 years of existence, which lived on best terms with its Macedonian neighbors. We have the Bulgarian Fascist occupiers to "thank" for the situation today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-47722835999830343692010-11-11T03:58:11.082-05:002010-11-11T03:58:11.082-05:00Thank-you for this information, especially that Da...Thank-you for this information, especially that David Nieto is buried there. I am one of his direct decendants and am 1st generation Australian. Now I know where to find him when I'm in the UK. Thank-you again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-39146125817634308822010-10-31T20:04:13.216-04:002010-10-31T20:04:13.216-04:00When I visit my parents' graves, I like to lea...When I visit my parents' graves, I like to leave inscribed stones that I can personalize. For me, this is more meaningful than picking up stones from the ground. I can leave clean stones with a message and my name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-25711802201809276522010-07-25T18:59:13.531-04:002010-07-25T18:59:13.531-04:00When I visit my parents' graves, I usually lea...When I visit my parents' graves, I usually leave a Remembrance Stone on each with a message on the reverse side. Leaving a message makes my visit more meaningful and special.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-63398811840346862622010-07-25T14:18:19.073-04:002010-07-25T14:18:19.073-04:00Beth Israel Synagogue at Garton Road is also NOT a...Beth Israel Synagogue at Garton Road is also NOT abandoned!! We (Temple Beth Hillel-Beth Abraham of Carmel NJ) hold services there annually on Shabbat Shuvah. This year marks the 15th anniversary of renewed services at that shul. Helyn and Morris Ostroff maintain and care for the building and ready it for services each year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-2771203825586182922010-07-25T09:03:33.557-04:002010-07-25T09:03:33.557-04:00I am planning a trip there this summer. My wife i...I am planning a trip there this summer. My wife is related to the Goldhaft family.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915535216355019621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-72194636848457249112010-05-16T09:02:46.381-04:002010-05-16T09:02:46.381-04:00I'm trying to trace where one of my relatives ...I'm trying to trace where one of my relatives is buried in Istanbul Turkey. Is it possible to have access to names in Jewish cemetries in Istanbul?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-4532496472921278102010-05-09T23:17:02.116-04:002010-05-09T23:17:02.116-04:00My relatives were one of the 1st founding persons ...My relatives were one of the 1st founding persons of the settlement in Norma, N.J. and were there with their families from either Russia or Poland. The names are Levin, Rudnick- Fred, Benjamin and Minnie. Benjamin Minnie were the 1st couple to be married in the group. There were two or more major reunions and places and address of all the people with updates. I was told that most of the carol(Rudnick)-Porter-Kesslernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-28840028100784036132010-04-19T07:39:57.772-04:002010-04-19T07:39:57.772-04:00Wyatt Earp is buried in the Jewish section of the ...Wyatt Earp is buried in the Jewish section of the Hills of Eternity Memorial Park in Colma, California.Yosef Sa'arnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-43187133890581819972010-04-17T05:18:27.796-04:002010-04-17T05:18:27.796-04:00Best wishes from Contemporary Horizon magazine!
Da...Best wishes from Contemporary Horizon magazine!<br />Daniel D. Peaceman, writer and editorDaniel Dragomirescuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890240631124286684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-65469864978692252682010-04-09T06:13:02.084-04:002010-04-09T06:13:02.084-04:00Thank you for the explanation. I need to go visit ...Thank you for the explanation. I need to go visit my grandparents' grave. I'd been thinking about gathering some nice colored stones, all the while wondering why I did it, other than being told to do so.<br /><br />Now I finally know, much appreciated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-31086153287508536942010-04-09T06:04:21.893-04:002010-04-09T06:04:21.893-04:00I visited Mikve Israel in Aruba with my parents in...I visited Mikve Israel in Aruba with my parents in 1970, when I was really young. It was beautiful. Glad to read that the soft sand still covers the floors. <br /><br />Thanks for article, and for reminding me of a happier time.<br />-- EllieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-31558696517814400022010-04-02T13:44:38.950-04:002010-04-02T13:44:38.950-04:00I like the explanation, but wonder why it is pecul...I like the explanation, but wonder why it is peculiar to Jewish tradition? One sees the stones only in Jewish cemeteries.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746561925778746955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-85502041571204160292010-03-28T07:10:02.880-04:002010-03-28T07:10:02.880-04:00Thanks for the lesson. I always thought the placin...Thanks for the lesson. I always thought the placing of the stones had to do<br />with the crossing of the Jordan River into The Promised Land (Canaan)<br />when God told Joshua to pick twelve men, one from each tribe, to<br />go to the middle of the river to get a stone to build a monument.<br />So now they were placing a stone to show the crossing over<br />into the Promised Land, The New Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-55962798310694289772010-03-08T21:03:16.576-05:002010-03-08T21:03:16.576-05:00My family lived in Ungvar for many generations unt...My family lived in Ungvar for many generations until WWII. My great-grandparents, Yakov and Hanna (nee Goldstein) Friedlander were residents of Ungvar during the time of the Nazi invasion. There are headstones for Yakov and Hanna in the Old Jewish Cemetery although it is unknown if they are actually buried there. It is possible the headstones are a memorial marker, placed by other members of Caryn Friedlander Levinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-62026199446255285522010-02-01T16:15:10.094-05:002010-02-01T16:15:10.094-05:00thank you, great explanation!thank you, great explanation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-86679679356562576042010-01-28T20:02:11.381-05:002010-01-28T20:02:11.381-05:00I have a picture of the tombstone of Rabbi Yitzhak...I have a picture of the tombstone of Rabbi Yitzhak Halevi Ish Horowitz that I found in connection with my research into the provenance of his silver scribe seal.want to see it? Believe he is in the Hamburg site.<br />Murray zedeckUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390211697440780670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-28441018025960048462009-12-07T19:37:50.737-05:002009-12-07T19:37:50.737-05:00I just want to inform you that we did the inventor...I just want to inform you that we did the inventory of the cemetery of casablanca, Agadir, and finishing in a few weeks marrakech, Meknès is the next project.<br />If you are intrested, I will send you all the links.<br />Nice blog.Georges SEBAThttp://www.cimetierejuifcasablanca.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-29143695992574823432009-11-08T08:49:27.160-05:002009-11-08T08:49:27.160-05:00Fascinating story - from one who finds cemeteries ...Fascinating story - from one who finds cemeteries to be so interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-8467977294632678102009-10-28T11:57:52.872-04:002009-10-28T11:57:52.872-04:00See the Bonn-Schwarzrheindorf cemetery inscription...See the Bonn-Schwarzrheindorf cemetery inscriptions - your photographer might have mentioned the book/website wherefrom he gained his information about the first and the last interments - on our website:<br />www.steinheim-institut.de<br />epidat - epigraphische datenbank - Bonn<br />You will find there the name of the Kohen, whose tombstone is to be seen in the photograph<br /><br />best wishes<m bhttp://steinheim-institut.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-2305688514134777272009-10-19T20:25:36.158-04:002009-10-19T20:25:36.158-04:00Actually, the Hebrew Cemtery owned and maintained ...Actually, the Hebrew Cemtery owned and maintained by Beth Ahabah congregation is on Shockoe Hill, but is across the street from (and not formally connected with) "Shockoe Hill Cemetery," which is owned by the City of Richmond.Jeffry Burdenhttp://foshc.rrpfoundation.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-59020581717051465062009-09-10T05:13:27.158-04:002009-09-10T05:13:27.158-04:00Haydn's Creation is one of the most glorious a...Haydn's Creation is one of the most glorious and magnificent masterpieces ever created in human history, IMHO. Do you happen to know if it was ever translated and performed in Hebrew, or if any such recording exists? i would love to hear it in Hebrew. Thanks!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400432973246521108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-87895500682949298642009-09-09T19:09:50.714-04:002009-09-09T19:09:50.714-04:00What's the problem? The burial customs aren...What's the problem? The burial customs aren't that different, and both fulfill the basic Halachic requirements.Ori Pomerantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162568025752213764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-37723520063225401142009-09-07T08:48:50.862-04:002009-09-07T08:48:50.862-04:00We're proud to announce that the Keeper of the...We're proud to announce that the Keeper of the National Register accepted our nomination in June, and Temple Beth Israel's cemetery is now officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is Michigan's oldest Jewish Cemetery in continuous use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223943512331181542.post-42179151939484313842009-09-04T20:54:56.868-04:002009-09-04T20:54:56.868-04:00Thank you for sharing and educating.Thank you for sharing and educating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com