Category: Jewish Tombstones

Highlighting interesting or unique tombstones we have photographed

Meaning behind tombstone symbols

The article below shows the meaning behind: Cut tree – someone who has died young Acorn – Continuity of life...

Rivka Goldblatt of Jewishfamilyresearch has helped us by reading some Hebrew inscriptions, here she explains how she did it. We,...

At 20.20 hours on 10 August 1941, an RAF Liberator took off from Ayr Scotland, destination Gander Newfoundland. 20 minutes...

Taking part in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm was the son of a salesman, David Henry Jacobs. David was born...

What happens when you are looking for both names for 1 person? A couple of years ago we received an...

The Star of David (Mogen David) is frequently seen on tombstones but not all are Jewish and many cause confusion....

We have two examples of ‘fish’ symbols from tombstones in Brady Street Jewish Cemetery. In both cases there is a...

The symbol of a hand pouring water from a jug or pitcher into a bowl is the symbol of the...

We have many entries on the CemeteryScribes database for individuals who were famous for their charity and good deeds ,...

This is the first of a series of blogs we want to run on the various tombstone symbols we have...