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Cimetière juif de Holešov
Jewish cemetery in Holešov

Author(s): Vlastimila Hamáčková, Jarmila Škochová
Subject(s): Cultural history, Jewish studies, Museology & Heritage Studies, Ethnohistory, 17th Century
Published by: Židovské Muzeum v Praze
Keywords: Moravia; Holešov; Jews; cemetery;

Summary/Abstract: Besides the old synagogue, the Jewish cemetery at Holešov, Moravia, is the most important relic of the local Jewish community. The authoresses describe the cemetery, study the development of tombstones and provide the readers with brief information about Shabbatai ben Meir ha-Kohen (Shakh, 1622-1663), the most famous man buried in the cemetery.

  • Issue Year: XV/1979
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 122-125
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: French