by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 13, 2016 | Blog
Tuesday May 31st was our last day in the field at the Congregation Emanu-el cemetery. It is now the time for my fellow classmates and myself to take to the pen or in this case, to the keyboard to compile our research into reports, presentation posters, blog entries,...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | May 23, 2016 | Blog
On Thursday, in Anthropology 395 we learned about cleaning gravestones with help from Angela Dyck, a recent graduate from UVic. Working in Emanu-El cemetery has created a bond between my class and the people buried here. It may seem strange as some people were born...
by Steven Dawson | Jun 21, 2015 | Blog
http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/tombstones.html This site was compiled by the Museum of Jewish Heritage and aims to introduce common epitaphs and motifs found on Jewish grave monuments. It is considerably accessible to those with little to no experience with the...
