- Many of them have
monumental and
richly decorated matzevot headstones, but
there are also
matzevot without ornaments,
which are
evidence of modesty. In...
- 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...
-
Following closure, the
cemetery was
ransacked for
construction material. The
matzevot were used as
building materials,
thrown into the Soła River, abandoned...
-
matzeva or mazzevah, and the
plural form as m****ebot, m****eboth, masebot,
matzevot or matzevoth. When used in a Yiddish-influenced context, it can take the...
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Memorial at the Südfriedhof in
Leipzig – the
stones placed are a
Jewish grave symbol termed matzevot, to show respect...
-
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...
- she me'ever
haNahar ariri ke'illu
ashem elef
matzevot omdot sham ve'achat
mehen bli shem elef
matzevot omdot sham ve'achat
mehen bli shem ha'Aviv memis...
- (Lords) and the
Asherot (Semitic goddesses). In
addition to an altar,
matzevot (stone
pillars representing the
presence of the divine) were erected. The...
-
partly with a fence. The
tombstones were
small and primitive, most of the
matzevot were made of
boards and
covered with turf. In the
years 1945–1949, thanks...
- 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...
