Jewish cemetery of Siret
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{{Infobox cemetery|name=Jewish cemetery of Siret|established=16th century|type=Jewish|map_type=}}The Jewish cemetery of Siret is a cemetery in Siret, Romania.{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2023 |title=Romania: The full documentation of the two oldest of the three Jewish cemeteries in Siret is now available online, with photo galleries highlighting the magnificent carved decoration |url=https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2023/01/05/romania-siret-cemeteries/ |website=Jewish Heritage Europe}} It is considered to be one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe. The oldest inscriptions indicate that the cemetery might have been in use around the year 1500.{{Cite web |last=Bauer |first=Markus |date=2004-10-15 |title=Das Gedächtnis der Steine |url=https://www.nzz.ch/article9V5QR-ld.320110 |website=NZZ |language=de}} The cemetery stayed in use until the 19th century.
In 2015, the cemetery was added to the list of historic monuments of Suceava County.[http://patrimoniu.gov.ro/images/lmi-2015/LMI-SV.pdf Lista monumentelor istorice din județul Suceava din anul 2015]
References
Further reading
- Silviu Sanie: Dăinuire prin Piatră: Monumentele cimitirului medieval evreiesc de la Siret. Editura Hasefer, București, 2000
- Thomas Weggemann, Christian Meyer und John Montigel: Die sprechenden Steine von Siret. Eigenverlag, 2001. ISBN 3-902249-01-3
- Simon Geissbühler: Jüdische Friedhöfe der Bukowina.
External links
- https://unknownbucharest.com/jewish-cemetery-siret-bukovina-northern-moldova-romania/
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