The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gravestone/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:05:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png gravestone | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gravestone/ 32 32 Defense Ministry pressed to honor headstone preference for Haredi fallen soldier https://www.timesofisrael.com/defense-ministry-pressed-to-honor-headstone-preference-for-haredi-fallen-soldier/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:10:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3318241 Yisrael Yudkin's parents want acronym for 'May God avenge his blood' added to epitaph at Jerusalem military cemetery; rabbis urge Gallant, IDF chief to grant family's request

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]]> Lithuanian church removes Jewish headstones used as stairs https://www.timesofisrael.com/lithuanian-church-removes-jewish-headstones-used-as-stairs/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:40:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2005113 Local Jewish community celebrates victory after years-long battle to 'ensure respect for the dead and Jewish legacy'

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]]> Teens arrested in vandalism at Jewish cemetery in Romania https://www.timesofisrael.com/teens-arrested-in-vandalism-at-jewish-cemetery-in-romania/ Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:36:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1713519 Jewish community demands 'serious investigation' after headstones destroyed in old graveyard in Reghin, swastikas drawn on gates

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]]> The sacred safety pin https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-sacred-safety-pin/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:03:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1402175 How can one wear the ’shiva shirt’ after the week is over? With longing and memory and an eye to the future

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]]> Holocaust statue in Ben-Gurion’s hometown stolen, found https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-statue-in-ben-gurions-hometown-stolen-found/ Fri, 04 Mar 2016 12:41:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1351663 Separately, a Jewish cemetery is desecrated in northern Poland and a Holocaust monument is vandalized in western Hungary

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]]> Polish musclemen move monument https://www.timesofisrael.com/polish-musclemen-move-monument/ Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:30:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1090476 The Polish Strongman Federation volunteered to relocate 380-kilogram Jewish gravestone from urban agriculture plot in Warsaw

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]]> Belarus town built of hundreds of recycled Jewish gravestones https://www.timesofisrael.com/belarus-town-built-of-hundreds-of-recycled-jewish-gravestones/ Sun, 02 Nov 2014 03:35:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1085341&preview_id=1085341 Residents of Brest find old tombstones lining the foundations of their infrastructure and homes

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]]> Family stumbles upon Jewish gravestone on beach jetty https://www.timesofisrael.com/family-stumbles-upon-jewish-gravestone-on-beach-jetty/ Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:23:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1055496 Who was Hannah Schnur, and how did her headstone end up on a Long Island beach?

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]]> Fallen soldier’s family protests tombstone regulations https://www.timesofisrael.com/fallen-soldiers-family-protests-tombstone-regulations/ Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:04:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1054099 Sister of Lee Matt, who was killed in Gaza, posts clip in bid to convince IDF to include siblings' names along with those of parents

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]]> Wrong year etched on Ed Koch’s grave https://www.timesofisrael.com/wrong-year-etched-on-ed-kochs-grave/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:11:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=558264 Engraver promises to speedily fix New York mayor birthdate error

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]]> Russian vandals confess to smashing Jewish graves https://www.timesofisrael.com/russian-vandals-confess-to-smashing-jewish-graves/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:56:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=466472 Suspects claim actions were not driven by anti-Semitism, but merely by drunkenness

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]]> Haunting words at Koch’s grave https://www.timesofisrael.com/haunting-words-at-kochs-grave/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:40:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=361742 The former New York mayor died the same day as Daniel Pearl, the murdered Jewish journalist he quoted on his tombstone

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