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A Field Guide to Visiting a Jewish Cemetery  by Rabbi Joshua L. Segal A Field Guide to Visiting a Jewish Cemetery clearly offers something missing in Jewish genealogical research: a good book on understanding the ways of Jewish cemeteries and how to interpret the Hebrew inscriptions on tombstones. The fact that tombstone inscriptions are in Hebrew can be a challenge to some researchers. But the material presented in the book is simple enough that it can be understood by those with the most minimal exposure to Hebrew. Yet it is comprehensive enough to be a valuable resource to the most sophisticated Jewish readers. It has a dictionary of Hebrew words found on tombstones but also includes common expressions that appear. The carving of a tombstone can be expensive and sometimes Hebrew expressions are represented in abbreviated form. An appendix shows commonly used abbreviations. 5½" x 8½"" 220 pp. softcover $22.95 $21.00 Click to see sample chapter Contents                         Dedication                                                          i                         Preface                                                             vii                         Acknowledgements                                           ix           1.           The Jewish Cemetery                                         1           2.           Monument Inscriptions                                     27           3.           Monuments 101                                               35           4.           Tombstone Art                                                49           5.           The Introductory Line                                      59           6.           Name Line                                                       73           7.           The Date Line                                                  91           8.           Epitaphs - Standard                                       119           9.           Acrostics, Poetry and                                Other Longer Epitaphs                            129         10.           Epitaphs of General Interest                            143         11.           Monument Fabrication and Errors                   151         12.           Sample Monument Inscriptions                        163 Appendix A:    Holiday Differences for Jews Living in                         Israel and Reform Jews                                    175 Appendix B.    Translations of Epitaphs in Hamadrikh               177 Appendix C:    Annotated Bibliography                                     185 Appendix D:    Abbreviations and Prefixes                                189 Index                                                                                       195