Author & Curator |
Philippe Pierret. |
Imprint |
Brussels, Belgium, 2013. 207 pp., illustrations: 141 col., 55 b&w, 24.5 × 21.2 cm. French and English. |
Location |
Musée Juif de Belgique (24 January–30 September 2013) |
Description |
The Jewish approach to death, dying and burial. 14 essays cover: death and the World to Come, funerary customs, the first family burial vault, the Hevra Kadisha, mourning, old Jewish cemeteries in Belgium, the Saint-Gilles Cemetery, the Jewish section of the Dieweg Cemetery, the restauration of the Jewish Funerary Heritage, etc. Unnumbered listing with descriptive entries. 230 items. |
main keywords |
BELGIUMBRUSSELSCEMETERIESDEATH/MOURNINGDIEWEGHEVRA KADISHAPHOTOGRAPHSTOMBSTONES |
minor keywords |
Cemeteries, BelgiumCemeteries, BrusselsCemeteries, FranceHevra Kadisha painted panelsHevra Kadisha tzedakah boxesHistorical documentsHistorical photographsPaintings, Jewish customs & ceremoniesPostcardsTombs of the RighteousTombstones, BelgiumTombstones, medievalYahrzeit calendars |