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GRAVEYARDS TELL GENEAOLOGICAL STORIES
Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay
April 18, 2010
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Graveyards are not just a resting place for the dead.They have stories to tell.
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Today, you will learn …
What makes a cemetery “Jewish” The important role of Jewish burial
societies and “landsmanschaft” How to locate the cemetery where your
ancestor is buried How to read a Jewish tombstone and
what the symbols on Jewish tombstones mean
What JOWBR is and how to use it The resources that are available to help
you research Jewish cemeteries
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And, most importantly, you will have a live
demonstration by one of our members of how and what she learned about her ancestors through
cemetery research.
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What makes a Jewish cemetery Jewish?
1. Has physical boundaries that set the cemetery off from its surroundings, holy for Jews.
2. Is considered consecrated ground where Jewish burial practices and customs are observed.
3. Is owned by the Jewish community; has rules and regulations authorized by a Board of Directors.
4. Only Jewish symbols are permitted on a Jewish cemetery.
5. Only Jewish clergy or lay people may officiate at a burial services or any other service in a Jewish cemetery.
6. Perpetual care funds are managed by and for the care of the Jewish cemetery
7. Closed on Shabbat and all major Jewish holidays
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What makes a Jewish Cemetery more Jewish?
The purchase contract stipulates that the area of the plot is designed exclusively for Jews.
Burials are permanent; the cemetery corporation does not have any authority over graves in the cemetery.
All facilities for Jews and non-Jews are absolutely separate – with separate entrance gates and sections.
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What was the role ofJewish burial societies and
landsmanschaft?
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LANDSMANSCHAFTEN Purpose of the organizers
Benefits Membership Makeup
Origin of Info: Surprise origin Sources for info of above
Demise of Landsmanschaften.
Reasons for demise
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Locating the Cemetery Where Your Ancestor Is Buried
Make sure you have the right cemetery. Determine who has administrative
responsibility for the cemetery. Make contact with the responsible agency
or person. Request copy of all records.
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Make sure you have the right cemetery!
Family Stories Death Certificates Obituaries Memory Cards Websites
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Websites
http://www.internment.nethttp://www.cyndislist.comhttp://www.findagrave.comhttp://www.daddezio.com/records/vital/interment.htmlhttp://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemeteryhttp://jewishgen.org
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How To Read a Jewish Tombstone and What the
Symbols on Jewish Tombstones Actually Mean
(Tombstones Are Not Always Accurate)
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VOVThe vov is the seventh letter of the
Hebrew alphabet. Vov is the name of the letter.
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YUD The word ‘yud’, is pronounced yood as in ‘good’. The Yud is the eleventh
letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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GimmelThe gimmel is the fourth letter of the
Hebrew alphabet.
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NUNSounds more like ‘noon’ than
‘none’. The Nun is the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew Alphabet.
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JEWISHGEN ONLINE WORLDWIDE BURIAL
REGISTRY (JOWBR)
What is it?Combination of 2 databases
• Burial records• Information about each particular cemetery
What does it contain?Over 1 million cemetery and burial records worldwide
• Names and other identifying information • Photographs of gravestones• Data accepted only for entire cemetery, landsmanschaften,
or organization within a larger cemetery
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What is in the database?
Names of deceasedPlace of birth/deathDate of birth/death
Hebrew nameAge/burial datePlot identifier
Name of spouseName of father/mother
CommentsCemetery name/city/county
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These are the gravestones of the sons of my great, great grandfather Elizer Halevi. They are all buried in the same cemetery within several rows of each other.
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These are the gravestones of the known daughters and sons of my great grandfather Woolf (Zev Dov) Goldblatt. They are buried in different cemeteries within 2 blocks of each other.
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