Final Resting Places
The original location of the old Jewish cemetery was just a short walk outside “la puerta de la ciudad” (Koskinou Gate, also called the Gate of Saint John), which was situated near the “La Fasana” area of the Jewish Quarter. In the mid 1930s, Italian governor Mario Lago approved a city of Rhodes master plan about the land occupied by […]
Death and Mourning
In Judaism, life is valued above almost all else. The Talmud notes that, since all humankind is descended from a single person, taking a life is like destroying an entire world while saving a life is like saving an entire world. Death, however, is not viewed as a tragedy, even when it occurs early in life or through […]