2011/04/12
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The Jewish Cemetery in Berlin Weißensee was established in 1880 in the north-eastern part of the city. It covers 100 acres and contains approximately 115,000 graves and is the largest of its kind in Europe. The burial records are completely … Continue reading
2008/11/13
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פ”נ הישה הישרה והנכבדה מרת פיגלכא אשת כ’ אברהם גרינטהאל ז”ל נפטרה ביום א’ ר”ח סיון ונקברה ביום ב’ ב’ בו תר”ז לפ”ק תנצב”ה The example shows a tombstone with a typical Hebrew inscription from the database “Jewish Cemeteries in Brandenburg” The … Continue reading
2006/08/27
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A further project of JewishGen, the Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR) collects data from tombstone inscriptions of and death records. The data base is searchable by names and regions, sometimes even photographs of the gravestones (matzevot) are displayed. JewishGen-volunteers also … Continue reading