This is the lone white bronze marker I found in the Temple Emanu-el cemetery in Dallas. The Temple Emanu-El cemetery is located just behind the Freedman Cemetery. It is also right next to Calvary Cemetery (Catholic) and Greenwood Cemetery (mostly Protestant). Lots of cemetery wandering for all of your socially isolated pandemic needs. This Jewish cemetery is one of the most well-kept and lovely spaces I have ever been in.
White bronze headstones were marketed as long-lasting and corrosion free. As you can see from the remarkable shape of this headstone, they were true to their word. Popular in the late 1800s, the fad faded as stonemasons fought against these headstones being ‘legal’ in local cemeteries. Another problem is that the headstones took quite some time from ordering, to creation, to shipment and installation. There were a very limited number of foundries in the US that created these headstones, complicating matters.
This particular headstone belongs to a child.
Leon
Son of Max & Elenore Benedikt
Born Oct 31, 1876 Died May 15, 1883
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May his soul be bound to life everlasting (Hebrew writing is above this, but I cannot read Hebrew)
