Tombstones have many memories to share about the past. For these reasons, they must be made to speak, and their sayings must be carefully recorded…"Known today mainly as a holiday destination, the Aegean town of Bodrum also hosted a small but important Jewish community in its past. This book catalogues the only remaining physical traces of this community in a small, neglected cemetery.Written by Siren Bora and translated and photographed by C. M. Kösemen, this study includes detailed images of all surviving tombstones in the Bodrum Jewish Cemetery, translations of every legible epitaph and provides useful background information on the history of Bodrum's Jews, Jewish funerary traditions, the details of epitaph texts and more.
Dedications and Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Foreword
A Fatiha at the Jewish Cemetery - Introduction Essay by C. M. Kösemen
Introduction
The History of Bodrum’s Jews - A Brief Overview
Traditions of Cemeteries and Tombstones in Judaism
The Bodrum Jewish Cemetery - A General
Tombstones and Epitaphs
An Inventory of the Cemetery
Carving Styles of Epitaphs
Language
Titles and Epithets
Ages at Death
Marital Status
Locations
Jobs and Job Titles
Dates of Death
Causes of Death
Decorations and Symbols
Abbreviations on Epitaphs
Religious Phrases on Epitaphs
Sources and Bibliography
Translations of Epitaphs
Miryam Bulisa
Yaakov Romano Behar
Mordehay Avraam Israel
Aharon Barha
Hanula, wife of Itshak Kapuloto
Yaakov Kapuloto
Rahel, wife of Avram Galante
Mizrahi of Milas
Mazaltov, wife of Hayim Kapuloto
Yosef Galante
Hayim Rehamim Kapuloto
Ester, wife of Moshe Habiv
Rivka Tamar, wife of Moshe Anashaman
Rivka, wife of Nesim Notrika
Yosef Franko
Yehiyel Avraam Romano
Shemuel Kadranel, son of Zimbul
Rafael Taribis
Bohor Akyüz
Rafael Menahem Hayim Galante
Nesim Pelisof
Unidentified Man (Composite Tombstone)
Eliyahu Elhadef
Rivka, wife of Gedalya Kapuloto
Itshak M. Kapuloto
Moshe Galante
Yaakov Galante
Sara, wife of Yosef Galante
Baruh Galante
Hezkiya Itzhak Galante
Zinbul, wife of Avraam Romano
Unidentified (Tantsava)
Unidentified
Additional Photographs and Diagrams
Index