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Obj. ID: 23147
Jewish Funerary Art
  Old Jewish cemetery in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

© Vladimir Levin, Photographer: Levin, Vladimir, 11.2016

Jews in Frankfurt were restricted to the Jewish Street (Judengasse), where each house was known under a separate name. The names of houses often became nicknames of those Jews who lived there and later turned into permanent family names. 

Starting from the mid-17th century, the signs of the houses were often depicted on tombstones. 

We were able to recognize each tombstone thanks to Epidat - Epigraphische Datenbank of Steinheim-Institut (http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=ffb). Therefore, the description field of each tombstone includes a link to the corresponding tombstone in this website. There one finds the transcription of the epitaph, its translation into German, a short description, available information about the deceased person, as well as a very sharp black and white photograph of each tombstone.

Summary and Remarks
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Name/Title
Old Jewish cemetery in Frankfurt am Main | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1272 (oldest tombstone)
Synagogue active dates
until 1828 (latest tombstone)
Reconstruction dates
Partly destroyed during the Holocaust, restored in 1990s-2000s
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Germany | Hessen | Frankfurt am Main
| Battonnstr.
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
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Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Iconographical Subject
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
Material / Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
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Weight
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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

Digitale Edition - Jüdischer Friedhof Frankfurt am Main, Battonnstraße (1272-1828 / 3875 Einträge)
URL: http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=ffb

Type
Documenter
Katrin Kessler and Vladimir Levin | 2016
Author of description
Vladimir Levin | Quarantine 2020
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
Unknown |