The Israelite Cemetery ( es, Cementerio Israelita de La Paz) is the only
Jewish cemetery
A Jewish cemetery ( he, בית עלמין ''beit almin'' or ''beit kvarot'') is a cemetery where Jews are buried in keeping with Jewish tradition. Cemeteries are referred to in several different ways in Hebrew, including ''beit kevarot'' ...
in Uruguay. It was established 28 November 1917. There are sections dedicated to Jews of different origins:
Sephardim
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefar ...
, Hungarian, German,
Ashkenazim
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...
, etc.
In 2014,
QR code
A QR code (an initialism for quick response code) is a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) invented in 1994 by the Japanese company Denso Wave. A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that can contain information about th ...
s were being implemented for its tombstones, in order to enable web access to images and location data for every tomb there. It is claimed to be the first cemetery in the world to have introduced this innovation.
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See also
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History of the Jews in Uruguay
The history of the Jews in Uruguay ( es, judeouruguayos) dates back to the colonial empire. Perhaps the most important influx of Jewish population was during the 20th century, due to World War I and World War II. Uruguay's Jewish community ...
References
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Cementerio Israelita*
1917 establishments in Uruguay
Ashkenazi Jewish culture in Uruguay
Cemeteries in Canelones Department
German-Jewish diaspora
Hungarian-Jewish diaspora
Jewish cemeteries
Jews and Judaism in Uruguay
La Paz, Canelones
Organizations established in 1917
Sephardi Jewish culture in Uruguay
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