Cemetery
Newly recovered tombstones
Now exhibited for the first time on this website:
October 24, 2009: These tombstones were neglected for decades until 1997 when they were restored to a dignified manner. Some of these tombstones are broken and therefore are not easy to read. In any case, we feel it is best to present them here in order for [...]
Poetic Passages From the Ancient Cemetery of Rhodes
by Aron Hasson
On my trip to the island of Rhodes in June 1997, I came upon newly uncovered tombstones which reveal a fascinating perspective of life and death relating to the former Jewish community. The passages found on the tombstones refer to the ending stage of life, where words of love and death are emotionally [...]
The Most Ancient Tombstones
The following is a sample of the most ancient tombstones of the Jewish cemetery of Rhodes. They were photographed by Aron Hasson and translated into English by Yitzhak Dekel (a member of the Joseph & Sarina Tarica family).
Moshe Sidi (1593)
Translation: Burial stone of the dear, the honor of our master, Moshe Sidi, departed to the [...]
Tombstones
Nov 1, 2004: Welcome to our newest addition to the Rhodes Jewish Museum web site that enables you to view hundreds of tombstones located in the Jewish cemetery of Rhodes. The tombstones are dated from the 1840’s to the 1940’s. This helps people interested in their family roots and genealogical research. These tombstones have been [...]
