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Precious stones of the Jews of Cura cao : Cura caon Jewry 1656-1957 / Isaac S. Emmanuel.

By:

Emmanuel, Isaac Samuel, 1899-1972

Publication details: New York : Bloch, 1957.Description: 584 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

History.

Additional physical formats: Precious stones of the Jews of Cura cao.DDC classification:

933.572.98 .E54

LOC classification:

F2049.J4 E5 1957

Other classification:

15.85

Contents:

First part- History: Foundation of the old Jewish cemetery of Cura cao -- Walls, buildings, topography -- Burial societies -- Death of the righteous -- Honors to the deserving -- Seven eyes on one stone -- Teachings in stones -- Monuments -- Sepulchral art -- Generation goes and generation comes -- Second part - Epitaphs and biographies.

Summary: For review see: Rudie Dennert, in De West-Indische Gids, jrg. 38 (1958); p. 111-113; M.H. Stern, in American Jewish archives, vol. 10, no. 2 (1958); p. 161-164.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	OCLC Data	Daphne Douglas Reading Room		Available		0000000003864

Includes catalogue of tombstones and index.

For review see: Rudie Dennert, in De West-Indische Gids, jrg. 38 (1958); p. 111-113; M.H. Stern, in American Jewish archives, vol. 10, no. 2 (1958); p. 161-164.

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