by David Klok | May 21, 2018 | Blog
May 17th was our first day of the field school actually spent in the field, at Emanu-el cemetery. Personally, it was also the first time that I can remember having ever been in a cemetery, something I only realized when I sat down to write this post. I have been very...
by Erin | Jun 5, 2017 | Blog
Throughout this course, we have seen many damaged and worn monuments within the Congregation Emanu-El Cemetery here in Victoria, BC. For many of these cases, the projects are just too grand for our group to undertake. However, during our last class Erin taught us one...
by Torah Lee | May 26, 2017 | Blog
Figure 1. Overview of falling monuments in need of preservation and conservation. Specifically focusing on plot G22 in the Jewish Cemetery. Photography by Torah Lee. What is gravestone preservation? Is it important? Why do we need it and who is doing it? These are all...
by Erin | May 19, 2017 | Blog
Day 2 in the Jewish Cemetery. Tuesday was a day full of information since as a class we learned how to record the monuments (i.e. headstones). This is one of the larger goals of this class and by extension this project, for the Jewish Community that this cemetery...
