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Our blog is for Stories and items we come across while recording tombstones in Jewish cemeteries throughout the UK for CemeteryScribes.com
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Announcing our new sister site SynagogueScribes

Nov 26, 2009
The Cemeteryscribes website, (previously www.Genpals.com Cemetery Project) has now been running for three years and, from the number of hits and the regular flow of comments and contributions we continue to receive, we believe you have found it...

Tales from Chatham Jewish Cemetery

Nov 14, 2009
There would appear to have been a couple of unusual burials at Chatham and, in one case, perhaps no burial at all. In the middle of Jun 1786 Mr Levi Israel a silversmith in Chatham, and lease holder of the Synagogue, received a parcel sent to him from...

Tombstone Symbols – Pitcher & water, Levi

Oct 26, 2009
The symbol of a hand pouring water from a jug or pitcher into a bowl is the symbol of the Levites one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Levites were responsible for cleaning the hands of the Temple Priest or Cohen and this is what the symbol is depicting. A...

The First Jewish Cremation in Britain – 1888

Sep 28, 2009
We have many entries on the CemeteryScribes database for individuals who were famous for their charity and good deeds , their professional and financial achievements, or their contributions to the Arts and Sciences, but this is the story of a person...

Tombstone Symbols – Cohen Hands

Sep 10, 2009
This is the first of a series of blogs we want to run on the various tombstone symbols we have seen so far. Here are some examples of ‘Cohen Hands’ the priestly blessing. This symbol indicates that the person buried is a Cohen; that is, a...


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