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La Maison des Vivants. The House of the Living. ‮בית חיים‬‎. Beth Hayim

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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

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