Obj. ID: 33692
Jewish Funerary Art Old Jewish cemetery in Sibiu, Romania
The Old Cemetery in the eastern part of Sibiu was established in 1855, with the emergence of an organized Jewish community in the city. It has currently about one hundred tombstones from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most of them are of a traditional form, made of sandstone and therefore hardly legible. Some of them feature depictions of Cohen’s hands, Levite’s jug, or a weeping willow. Several marble obelisks, characteristic of the Hungarian Jewish cemeteries bear the signature of the local tombstone maker, J. Roubischek.
Summary and Remarks
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Name/Title
Old Jewish cemetery in Sibiu | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
founded 1855
Synagogue active dates
until 1907
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
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Origin
Historical Origin
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Congregation
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Location
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Period
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Documentation / Research project
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Languages of inscription
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Type of grave
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Material/Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Gruber, Samuel D. (ed.). Historic Jewish Sites in Romania (Washington: United States Commission for Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, 2010)., https://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=rel (accessed December 1, 2021)
https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimitirele_evreie%C8%99ti_din_Sibiu
Type
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Object Copyright
Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
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