Il più antico sepolcreto israelitico di Napoli

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  • Giancarlo Lacerenza

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https://doi.org/10.6093/2281-6062/10908

Abstract

The oldest Jewish burial ground in Naples

Between 1821 and 1859, when Jews were not yet allowed to reside in the Kingdom of Naples, a small Jewish community began to form in the city. Not having its own cemetery, and with it being impossible to be buried in local Christian cemeteries, the first burials were carried out in a plot near “Virgil’s Tomb” on the Posillipo hill, a well-known monument dating back to Roman times. This first burial ground was abandoned at the time of the Unification of Italy, and in 1876 some burials were transferred to a new Jewish cemetery in the Poggioreale district. This study specifies where the Posillipo cemetery was located, with the inclusion of a previously unpublished photograph, clarifying as well how many tombs there were, and the number and identity of those subsequently transferred to the new location, the study of which still remains entirely to be accomplished.

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2023-12-31

How to Cite

Lacerenza, G. (2023). Il più antico sepolcreto israelitico di Napoli. Sefer yuḥasin ספר יוחסין | Review for the History of the Jews in South Italy | Rivista Per La Storia Degli Ebrei nell’Italia Meridionale, 11, 145–159. https://doi.org/10.6093/2281-6062/10908

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