Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities collection

Identifier: irn521923
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The tombstones were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by the Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of three broken tombstones recovered from a desecrated Jewish cemetery on Sevastopol Street in Bucharest, Romania, that was destroyed during World War II.

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Broken pink gravestone with a Ladino inscription from a desecrated Jewish cemetery recovered postwar
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533149
- English
- overall: Height: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm) | Width: 24.375 inches (61.913 cm) | Depth: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Desecrated, partial pink tombstone with an engraved Ladino inscription recovered from the Jewish cemetery located on Sevastopol Street in Bucharest, Romania. The modern Jewish community has undertaken work to preserve what remains of the site. Other remaining gravestones were moved to the Sephardic cemetery in Bucharest. The Sevastopol Street Jewish cemetery was a historic cemetery where burials ceased in 1864. In September 1940, the right-wing, Nazi-allied government of General Antonescu and the Iron Guard seized power. Violence against Jews was common and there were two monstrous pogroms,...
Broken tombstone with a willow tree from a desecrated Jewish cemetery recovered postwar
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533150
- English
- overall: Height: 17.750 inches (45.085 cm) | Width: 23.500 inches (59.69 cm) | Depth: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Partial gravestone with a carved willow tree and Ladino inscription recovered from the Jewish cemetery located on Sevastopol Street in Bucharest, Romania. The modern Jewish community has undertaken work to preserve what remains of the site. Other remaining gravestones were moved to the Sephardic cemetery in Bucharest. The Sevastopol Street Jewish cemetery was a historic cemetery where burials ceased in 1864. In September 1940, the right-wing, Nazi-allied government of General Antonescu and the Iron Guard seized power. Violence against Jews was common and there were two monstrous pogroms, in...
Tower style tombstone broken in half from a desecrated Jewish cemetery recovered postwar
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn533151
- English
- a: Height: 15.000 inches (38.1 cm) | Width: 22.375 inches (56.833 cm) | Depth: 8.875 inches (22.543 cm) b: Height: 13.375 inches (33.973 cm) | Width: 29.500 inches (74.93 cm) | Depth: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Spanish style stele or tower tombstone with an engraved Ladino inscription recovered from the Jewish cemetery located on Sevastopol Street in Bucharest, Romania. It has the symbol for a Kohen, a priest, a hand with the fingers separated into two sets of two. The modern Jewish community has undertaken work to preserve what remains of the site. Other remaining gravestones were moved to the Sephardic cemetery in Bucharest. The Sevastopol Street Jewish cemetery was a historic cemetery where burials ceased in 1864. In September 1940, the right-wing, Nazi-allied government of General Antonescu an...

Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities collection

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Broken pink gravestone with a Ladino inscription from a desecrated Jewish cemetery recovered postwar

Broken tombstone with a willow tree from a desecrated Jewish cemetery recovered postwar

Tower style tombstone broken in half from a desecrated Jewish cemetery recovered postwar