More info: http://www.pioneerjewishcemeteries.org/jackson
A Traveler’s Guide to Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries by Susan Morris (Berkeley, CA: Judah L. Magnes Museum) 1996
Object Analysis – Graveyard
English 303: Jews Across the Americas
Spring 2021
More info: http://www.pioneerjewishcemeteries.org/jackson
A Traveler’s Guide to Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries by Susan Morris (Berkeley, CA: Judah L. Magnes Museum) 1996
Wow! these are so early!! I suspect that tombstone lying down is a preservation thing (likewise cement added later). We can talk about it in class. Do we know whose grave this is? I can make out “daughter of Rav Yosef” but not the line above it. If you end up using this for your exhibit, I wouldn’t mind a bit more information/analysis in the object label. E.g. you might explain what the stones mean and talk about the flower on the header?
best,
Laura